Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Spain Set To Be Top Summer Sun Location

An early of analysis of bookings and web searches by online travel specialists Holidays-Direct, shows that Spain has regained its crown as the top European summer sun destination for UK travellers, ahead of Turkey.


Holiday deals for Mainland Spain are getting the biggest hits on http://www.holidays-direct.co.uk and bookings are up on 2005 aleady.


Paul Reeve of Holidays-Direct says: “On assessing confirmed bookings we see Spain is the destination of choice, ahead of other countries.


“The phrases that visitors to our site are searching for also point to Spain being the top country as it features in a huge number of searches.


“When people search for Spain it is usually alongside other phrases, such as “sun deal” or “bargain holiday” .


“Spain is definitely established in the consumers’ minds as a value-for-money destination for families where you’re guaranteed to get good weather.”


Holidays-Direct offer deals for a wide variety of Spanish resorts including, Fuengirola, Lloret de Mar and Cap Salou.