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Brits twice as like to holiday at home as go to Spain
The Olympics, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and rediscovering the fun of holidaying in UK. With so much going on in the UK this year, independent research from BDRC Continental’s annual Holiday Trends 2012 survey shows that the lure of the staycation has never been stronger.
U.S. travel agents start new year with strong air ticket sales
ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 10.7 percent* in the first month of 2012 compared to January 2011, and 22.3 percent over the same period in 2010.
Cruising holidays now appealing to younger market
In a bid to investigate the reputation that cruise holidays have amongst 18 – 25 year olds, an independent online cruise travel agent has revealed that a third of young adults would like to embark on a cruise holiday, but many worry that other passengers would be ‘much older’ than them.
Half of Brits surf the web before hitting the beach
With the cold weather finally arriving, it comes as little surprise that Brits are dreaming of warmer climes. So much so that over half (54 per cent) of all Brits have started planning their main summer break, according to new research of 5,000 British adults from TravelSupermarket.
Searches for holidays to Africa overtake North America and close gap with Europe
Online holiday searches totalled 3.1 million at the latter end of 2011 and the African continent saw a surge of queries far exceeding those for the Caribbean, Far East or South East Asia, according to leading digital marketing agency, Greenlight’s latest report ‘Holidays Issue 11’.
One million more Brits to travel in 2012
When it comes to taking that all-important holiday, it seems more Brits plan to book trips this year despite the turbulent economic situation in the UK. But while doing so, they will be looking for ways to save on their travel needs. According to research commissioned by Hotwire.com, nearly one million more Brits plan to take trips in 2012 versus last year, but will spend on average slightly less than they did last year.
Arinza Star Hotels goes into administration
John Whitfield of the Global Restructuring Advisory practice at financial advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps, has been appointed administrator of Arinza Star Hotels. The Company owns two properties - The Mill Hotel based in Croston, Lancashire and The Miraj Hotel and Leisure Club located in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Tours.com predicts the top ten travel trends for 2012
What’s in store for the year 2012 in travel? Tours.com’s Travel-Intel newsletter offers a window on the year, not only in travel trends, triumphs and travails but in the year’s top new travel gadgets to go with as the year unfolds.
Save money in 2012 and holiday in the UK
Nowadays, many Britons have less disposable income to spend during the difficult economic climate and so the concept of ‘staycations’ and ‘glamping’ are on the rise. More Brits are holidaying in the UK as opposed to going abroad, fundamentally to save money and keep costs down.
Britain cashes in as travel discounts rocket by 200 percent
The New Year is well and truly underway and with many Brits thinking about escaping to warmer climes to escape the winter blues, analysis from VoucherCodes.co.uk shows there has never been a better time to book a holiday.
2,000,000 UK people to book holidays this week
If you’re rapidly tiring of below-zero temperatures, thermal underwear and dark afternoons, you’re not alone. An estimated 2 million people are expected to book a holiday this week - and around 100,000 are those from the East of England.
Moon tops poll of places kids want to go on holiday
In a recent poll by one of the UK’s leading online independent travel agencies, the Moon has topped a poll of the places British kids would most like to visit on holiday, despite it being slightly out of reach. The only realistic places to feature in the list were Disney World, Lapland and Australia.