Easter Travel Boom

Despite the credit crunch there’s are 2 million Brits heading overseas this Easter. Domestic UK tour operators are reporting an excellent season so far, with some reporting double digit percentage growth on last Easter. Also overseas holidays have also seen a big upsurge in bookings for both Easter and summer holidays. Top spots for Easter are Spain, the Canary Islands, Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia, while Cuba has become popular as holidaymakers become keen in experiencing the island before the US travel ban is lifted. Florida is also this year’s top long haul family destination. The Easter effect will mean that April this year will see passenger numbers increase by 20% compared to April in 2008. However, at the end of February UK bookings for summer 2009 were down 12% on last year, though no official figures are released yet March shows an improvement on previous months (Source: GfK Ascent-MI).