Holidaymakers Becoming Increasingly "Brave"

While the type of holiday varies enormously we all look forward to those two weeks that we have worked hard and saved for all year. Whether it is sun, sea, sand and sangria or skiing in the frozen Alps we all deserve a break. It seems in the UK that more and more people are now looking for a holiday which challenges them and is not just a time to relax and forget about work.

New research has revealed that a greater number of people are now enquiring about taking holidays in more far-flung locations. According to a leading online holiday lettings agent, self catering holiday homes are becoming increasingly popular, with properties in Greece, Egypt, Germany, Thailand and Morocco generating the most interest.

The firm claimed that interest in Egypt among holidaymakers was around 40 per cent above the average number of enquiries recorded by the site - a trend also found for holiday homes in Thailand. Italy and America's East Coast also attracted above average enquiries. By comparison France drew numbers just below the average. Whilst Spain received a below site average number of contacts per property, as a country it still attracted nearly a third of all enquiries.
The research seems to show that the use of the internet is encouraging people to be more adventurous when travelling.

The managing director of the firm, said the results showed "there is a mix of family favourite destinations and an increasing bravery to explore new locations such as Egypt and Morocco that were once dominated by hotels and travel packages or deemed accessible only to the wealthier amongst us".

Recently a spokesperson for Saga stated that ten years ago the most popular long-haul destinations would have been America and Canada. Today, more people from the UK are travelling to South Africa, New Zealand, China and South America.

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