Turkey outshine Spain in late bargains market
Sunday, August 24, 2008
A growing number of holidaymakers in the UK are choosing to book trips to Turkey, according to The Co-operative Travel.
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) stated that while the mainstream holiday destinations such as Spain remain very popular, a growing number of people are looking for non-Eurozone countries as they offer favourable exchange rates. Turkey is benefiting from this trend, as bookings have gone up by 20 per cent this summer.
According to the Co-operative Travel report, Dalaman is the number one foreign holiday destination for Brits this summer along with Bodrum. In fact, the Turkish destinations came ahead of the Algarve and Cyprus in a list of this year's hotspots for British tourists. Tourism officials in Turkey have revealed that the sector has experienced growth and they expect to end this year with 27 million tourists. The visitor numbers in popular tourist spots like Antalya, Mugla, Izmir and Istanbul are nearly 20 per cent up on the same time last year.
Trevor Davis of The Co-operative Travel has said that this year the high euro and a shortage of availability as major tour operators are offering fewer services to Spanish destinations this summer which means that the normal late deals aren't available.
Meanwhile, Hurriyet has cited the data from the Turkish tourism ministry which has revealed that the country attracted 7.3 million visitors between January and May 2008.
Social BookmarkingThe Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) stated that while the mainstream holiday destinations such as Spain remain very popular, a growing number of people are looking for non-Eurozone countries as they offer favourable exchange rates. Turkey is benefiting from this trend, as bookings have gone up by 20 per cent this summer.
According to the Co-operative Travel report, Dalaman is the number one foreign holiday destination for Brits this summer along with Bodrum. In fact, the Turkish destinations came ahead of the Algarve and Cyprus in a list of this year's hotspots for British tourists. Tourism officials in Turkey have revealed that the sector has experienced growth and they expect to end this year with 27 million tourists. The visitor numbers in popular tourist spots like Antalya, Mugla, Izmir and Istanbul are nearly 20 per cent up on the same time last year.
Trevor Davis of The Co-operative Travel has said that this year the high euro and a shortage of availability as major tour operators are offering fewer services to Spanish destinations this summer which means that the normal late deals aren't available.
Meanwhile, Hurriyet has cited the data from the Turkish tourism ministry which has revealed that the country attracted 7.3 million visitors between January and May 2008.
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