Press Release Summary: The washout British summer proved a big hit for holiday home sales, as depressed Brits left these shores in their droves to find at least a week of happiness in the sun. Not only that, but many are apparently looking to take a break in autumn as well.
Press Release Body: The washout British summer proved a big hit for holiday home sales, as depressed Brits left these shores in their droves to find at least a week of happiness in the sun. Not only that, but many are apparently looking to take a break in autumn as well.
A survey carried out by travel website TripAdvisor found that around 90 per cent of British respondents were planning on venturing abroad in the near future. Of these, around half were looking for sun and sand, while a quarter were heading off on a romantic break. France, Spain and Germany holiday homes topped the list of preferred destinations.
Cheap prices are also an attraction for the majority of prospective travellers, as 35 per cent said low accommodation and travel prices were encouraging. Half those questioned were pleased at the thought that destinations and resorts would be less crowded now that the summer season is over.
In other encouraging news for British investors that own property abroad, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has revealed that Christmas is one of the busiest periods of the year for the travel industry, second only to August.
\"Christmas is the biggest time people choose to go on holiday, partly because of the time they get off, and partly because it\'s just one of those times where things aren\'t happening in the office,\" a spokeswoman explained.
\"It is a peak time and also people are going back to see their family. The number one destination at that time is Spain, particularly the Canary Islands, because you can guarantee that it\'s going to be warm around that time,\" she continued, adding: \"You also get people going to the ski destinations around that time too, places like France, Austria and Italy.\"
According to new statistics published last month by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Britons are increasingly developing a taste for foreign travel. UK residents increased the number of trips they made overseas by two per cent in the year ending June 2007, ONS data shows.
Britons went on just over 69 million foreign jaunts in that period, compared to 68 million the previous year. Europe and the US saw slight increases in popularity but destinations further afield - such as Cape Verde - saw the biggest rise in interest, with nearly ten per cent more trips being made to far flung parts of the world.
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