Summer holidays - people are opting for Spain and not Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey

As a fallout of terrorism and safety fears, people are moving away from traditional holiday destinations like Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey and are, instead, opting fur Spain. And, tour operators have warned that the summer holidays to Spain are more expensive than last year. Experts are urging people to book trips soon or face disappointment.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 26 February 2016.

The price has gone up because interest in some traditional destinations has gone down with families turning to head to 'safer' Spain rather than countries in areas of the world caught close to conflict. Statistics reveal that - searches to Tunisia have fallen 88.5 per cent, Egypt by 80.4 per cent and Turkey 54.6 per cent. This is based on data of flights, hotels and holidays. It is inferred that tourism in these countries are likely to be badly affected this summer.
British holidaymakers are switching gears away from destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean in favor of countries like Spain and Portugal. Simultaneously, they are searching for long haul tropical getaways like the Maldives and Thailand. Statistically, there has been a 150 per cent increase on searches to Costa Rica (due to increased availability of flights), a 92.7 per cent rise in Thailand interest and 60.8 per cent to the Maldives.


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