Tourists discard Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey and embrace Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka

Terrorism has scared tourists away from traditional destinations like Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey and are, instead being offered alternate spots in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka by tour operators. Some holiday giants are offering savings of more than £800 on sunshine breaks in a fierce new price war.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 25 December 2015.

The post-Christmas period is crucial for sales and big name firms including Thomson and Thomas Cook are vying for early bookings because tourism has suffered due to attacks and British families are not keen to go to Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey following the terror attacks. Tour operators are, therefore, pushing alternative long-haul destinations like Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka.
Apart from money-off deals, Thomson and sister brand First Choice are offering thousands of free child places and low-deposit bookings. An example is their ‘Sunshine Super Saver’ - this includes savings of £860 per couple for a Thomson Sensatori holiday to Mexico. A 14 nights at a five-star resort next May in Mexico would come to £2,934.
The lowest-priced destination outside of Europe is the Florida theme-park capital of Orlando - there, a week’s holiday including meals is just £692 per person.

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