In 2009 Value for money is going to be the key for most sun seekers - Travel firms are expecting people to pack their bags and head for Turkey and Egypt. With the current exchange rate so poor in the Eurozone you're guaranteed to make your pound go further here.
And did you know that Turkey has more blue flag beaches, awarded for water quality, than Jamaica, Italy and the Bahamas put together? 2008
was a bumper holiday season for Turkish
tourism, with the cost of living lower than
parts of Europe and all year round sunshine
the trend is set to be even higher in 2009.
Tour companies such as Thomson
and Travelcare
are already reporting a massive rise in
early bookings it seems the doom and gloom
of Britain is soon to be forgotten, for the
lucky ones anyway.
Now it's official!!!
The Turkish government has insisted that
the tourism sector is capable of holding up
in the face of the global financial crisis.
Culture and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay
said people across the world are continuing
to take foreign holidays, despite the
economic downturn, reports the Turkish Daily
News.
He stated that Turkey is well-placed to
benefit as consumers from other European
countries in particular are tending to visit
relatively close destinations.
"Turkey can turn the crisis into an
opportunity if it promotes itself well
internationally," he commented.
Mr Gunay added that the European country
is planning to step up its overseas
marketing efforts in the next year in order
to highlight its diverse range of
attractions.
This comes after figures from the
Association of British Travel Agents
revealed that the number of summer bookings
for trips to Turkey went up by 20% this
year.
