Eurozone bookings dropped

Eurozone news: As we reported earlier in the year, the drop in value of the Euro has forced holiday makers to look at far better value options.

Plus the impact of the recession on family budgets has been blamed for the fall in eurozone bookings, along with the falling value of the pound to the euro.

The eurozone refers to the 16 countries which have adopted the euro as their currency, and includes such popular summer holiday destinations for Britons as Spain, Portugal and Greece.

So the best overall value holiday deals, will be Egypt Tunisia and Turkey, and there are plenty of last minute holidays to be had…

Extra value
Across the industry travel agents, hoteliers and tour operators admit they are having to offer enticements to encourage bookings.

“A lot of the hotels are offering a night free if you stay seven nights – or offering complementary half board, your breakfast and evening dinner – just to try and compensate for people maybe not having so much money in their pocket.”

However, with the start of the year described as “dire”, the travel industry is hoping for a flurry of last minute bookings to turn a profit in what is proving to be one of its most difficult summers in years.

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