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Holiday home travel predictions for 2008
Short breaks and fresh destinations will be vying for the attention
of holidaymakers in 2008
Top 10 City Break Destinations 2007
1
New
York
2
Amsterdam
3
Cairo
4
Copenhagen
5
Athens
6
Sydney
7
London
8
Munich
9
Naples
10
Paris
Top city break destinations for 2008 include Kiev, Riga, Moscow, Kracow,
Dubrovnik and Prague amongst others. Supporting trend data from the latest
Holiday Home Hotspots Review reveals that people enquiring about trips to these
locations look to travel in the traditional ‘shoulder’ seasons of March, April,
October, November, when prices are lower and tourists fewer.
The last ten years in Spain or the current situation in
Croatia are examples of destinations where visitors are comfortable travelling
to, are well provided for as tourists, where they can source affordable flights
to and where potential for capital gains appreciation will entice investors.”
Spain, France, Italy and the UK are still the most popular destinations for
holidaymakers and the school holiday periods are still the weeks most in demand;
equally they are the most expensive weeks to travel, because of the volume of
demand. However, destinations climbing the popularity ladder include Malta,
which was traditionally a hotel and package holiday destination and Croatia,
which has recovered magnificently from the break up of Yugoslavia to today
attract visitors and investors from all around the world.
Looking ahead to 2008, the most popular winter sun destination is the Canary
Islands, which receives three times as many travel requests for December than
for July or for August, due to its year round temperate climate and the
availability of short haul,
budget flights from the UK. Further a field India is currently the most
requested long haul destination for a post Christmas sunshine break. Other
destinations that perform well at this time of year are Australia, South Africa,
Thailand and islands like Mauritius.
