Winter Sun Demand On The Rise

Due to a number of reasons, the main one being the terrible British weather we're enduring and the lack of summer holidays booked leading to early winter sun deals looking promising.

A report released on TravelMole.com claimed that Youtravel.com has had a rush on winter sun holidays, and has announced a 50% increase for November comparing year on year.

The most popular places that people look to visit are Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, along with many Canary Islands including Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife.

Spain also proving favourable with the Costa Brava, Costa Blanca and Costa Del Sol proving popular, aswell as cheap holidays to Majorca and holidays to The Algarve, Portugal.

Marketing director, Paul Riches, believes people are keen to get away for some sun during the winter period. A wider flight availability has helped with the demand this year, compared to the same period last year when the collapse of XL forced the industry into panic mode.

He went on to say that the euro zone resorts are battling against other non-euro resorts, by adjusting their prices. All Inclusive packages are also appealing to holidaymakers easing some of the financial burden of spending money.

Mr Riches expects these strong sales to continue all the way through to January, when sales traditionally peak. "The ruling of the Travel Republic case means that more agents are now getting involved with the dynamic packaging arena."

"In January we'd expect to see sales mostly for the latter half of the winter season, aswell as spring and early summer bookings. The late booking trend is here to stay, however we're well-placed to capitalise on this due to the fast-moving nature of the DP market," he said.

With many bargain holidays becoming available on a daily basis, keep your eye out for a fantastic deal! If the Canaries and Egypt aren't for you, book yourself cheap holidays to Majorca or any of the other Balearics for a short flight, great price and some bright, glittering, winter sun.