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Value for money means Spain holidays are top choice for 2010
Feb 1st
The wide choice of cheap flights to Spain and budget accommodation in Spanish resorts, means that Spain is likely to be the top destination for UK holidaymakers in 2010, reports Corporate-FX.
With the credit crunch making value-for-money an even high priority for families this year, Spain holidays are topping most wish-lists.
The reliable weather is an added incentive for holidaymakers and the choice of flights from local airports across the UK makes Spain an easy destination for families to visit.
A recent study by the Post Office revealed that Spain is currently the cheapest country within the Eurozone.
Holidaymakers are advised that Spain holidays can be even better value for money if they are taken away from peak season, when savings of as much as 70% can be made.
Cleanest beaches in the EU
Jun 30th
The tourist boards of countries in the European Union (EU) who have ‚Blue Flag Awards‚ will be highly promoting their beaches this summer to attract more holidaymakers.
Spain currently has the highest number of Blue Flag beaches, with 495. Followed by Greece (mainland) and the Greek islands have 425 Blue Flag beaches.
Blue Flag Awards take into account the following criteria when rating beaches worldwide:
‚ Cleanliness
‚ Safety and services
‚ Amenities
‚ Environmental standards
‚ Water quality
In total there are 2633 awarded beaches and 620 awarded marinas worldwide.
Great beaches as well as accommodation, flights, budgets to name but a few are some of the factors holidaymakers consider when deciding upon which destination to travel to whilst booking beach holidays.
Tourism in Tunisia unwavering
Jun 16th
The Tunisian tourist board are hoping for unwavering tourism this year as it aims at drawing in tourists from new wealthier markets, especially North America, Arabian Gulf and China.
Tourism income has already shown promise in the first half of 2009 by growing 3% to 1.098billion dinar‚s, defying current trends in the West including Europe in expenditure, with 1 million European holidaymakers visiting the country out of a total of 2.2million visitors so far this year.
Tourism in Tunisia makes up a lot of the national gross domestic product (GDP), according to official figures, up to 70% revenue is made from tourism.
Tourism Minister Khelil Lajimi said in a recent interview with Reuters, “It would be a good result if we achieve the same revenue as last year amid this international crisis which has made European tourists very hesitant to travel to any destination.
The increase in travellers to the North African holiday destination shows Tunisia has the capability to avoid the financial crisis.
However, holidaymakers from struggling economies across the world will be looking for good foreign exchange rates, holidaying away from the Euro-zone currency may be the deciding factor for many tourists and their budgets.