| The horrendous May Public Holiday weather and | | | | against the Euro. The pound is not very strong |
| driving deluge which met workforces on their way | | | | against the Euro,at the moment, a Euro costs |
| back to the office on the Tuesday, following a | | | | 78pence. This has led to traditional destination |
| long weekend, has led to a large increase in | | | | haunts like Greece and Spain take a down turn in |
| bookings for vacations overseas. Many UK | | | | bookings with holiday makers looking at cheaper |
| residents it seems are trying to duck away from | | | | alternatives in countries such as Romania, Turkey |
| the random weather of the UK and go | | | | and Bulgaria where the pound is stronger. |
| somewhere with a sunnier clime. Over the course | | | | One of these countries, Romania, have certainly |
| of the bank holiday and particularly around | | | | noticed an influx of tourism to their seaside |
| Tuesday lunch time, online travel websites like, | | | | resorts over the last few years. Last year alone |
| Thomson and First Choice experienced dramatic | | | | the tourism market made 34 million Euros more |
| increases in online holiday bookings, some even by | | | | than in the previous year. Although, many |
| twenty percent . | | | | Britons choose to holiday now in eastern |
| The climate of the UK is a leading reason in | | | | European countries, the infrastructure and facilities |
| pushing British holiday makers abroad in record | | | | does not have enough fascination to make foreign |
| numbers again this year, bookings alone for winter | | | | tourists spend more money and so aid their |
| breaks have dramatically increased and demand | | | | economy. Even still, the predictions for this year is |
| for short city breaks is ever growing. With the | | | | that the amount of tourists should rise by around |
| state of global financial diffidence in the UK at the | | | | 12-16%. |
| moment, short city breaks are becoming popular | | | | Eighteen per cent of people surveyed were also |
| with people not geared up to pay out for full price | | | | looking to visit countries were the pound is strong. |
| vacations. The typcail cost for a week’s | | | | This means that America, with its weak dollar is |
| holiday has recently been put at around two | | | | particularly appealing with cities such as Las |
| thousand pounds, according to a recent survey of | | | | Vegas, Las Angeles and New York touted as |
| around 3 thousand travellers abroad. | | | | would be break destinations. |
| The small, city breaks, with cheap prices are rising | | | | All in all the future insecurity surrounding the |
| in popularity, fuelled by costs of 2 weeks abroad | | | | strength of the pound against other currencies as |
| compared to shorter breaks, a recent survey by | | | | well as rising utility, fuel and mortgage payments, |
| an online travel website, reported that over 20% | | | | will certainly mean that holidays abroad to |
| of holiday makers are choosing for these short | | | | traditional destinations like Spain and Greece, |
| city breaks as opposed to only twenty one | | | | become less and holidays to eastern European |
| percent taking a fortnight or more. | | | | countries like Bulgaria increase, from our need to |
| A major reason for the upturn in city breaks and | | | | get the most from our money in today’s |
| enticement of far away sunny destinations could | | | | hard financial climate. |
| be due to the pound’s current standing | | | | |