Beat the credit crunch

Travel news: Beat the crunch by swapping traditional European hotspots for cheaper options. Such as Croatia, Turkey and Tunisia.

All the major tour operators such as Thomson – Thomas Cook – Direct holdidays and Portland direct, have superb travel offers to help you save.

Croatia as a holiday destination to beat the credit crunch is ideal, and has been marketing itself recently using the tagline “The Mediterranean that once was”, which seems apt as that’s what everyone is looking for – a holiday package with prices that take us back to before the economic slump and the rampant euro.

Cosmos holidays direct: “Customers are aware of what’s happening to the pound against the euro and are looking for ways of taking their summer break for the same or similar cost to last year.”

Holidaymakers are now more receptive to alternative Mediterranean holiday destinations as the euro reaches parity with the pound.

Countries outside of the eurozone – such as Turkey, Tunisia and Croatia – are capitalising on this fact.

“However, operators to traditional euro destinations are aware of this and are offering a range of deals, including early-booking discounts such as upgrades, free days and child places at no extra cost,”

Traditional bookers at resorts in Spain, Greece and Italy are pushing discounts as there is now pressure on suppliers to cut costs for hotel beds and ground-handling services.

Although some Greek destinations, which enjoy a particularly high level of repeat business, are still able to maintain prices.