Economic turmoil and widespread strikes? Sounds like the ideal place for a holiday
It’s going through a major financial crisis and has been hit by strike after strike, but according to Skyscanner that’s just not enough to deter the British holidaymaker.
In fact, according to the flight comparison site, Greece’s current economic turmoil is having the opposite effect.
While searches for flights in other Eurozone destinations have dropped year on year, Greece and Estonia have experienced a rise in interest.
“British travellers expect to find great value holidays in areas under acute financial strain,†said Gareth Williams, Skyscanner CEO.
“Hotels, restaurants and tourist businesses are under pressure to compete closely on price which means that destinations like Greece must offer great value in resort, compensating for the relatively poor value of the Euro for British travellers.â€
While Greece is riding the wave, other favourite sunspots in the Eurozone have seen a dip in flight searches.
But while Portugal is down 23% and Spain has dropped by 27%, overall they remain among the destinations attracting the highest volume of visitors.
by Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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