Travel Counsellors generates £60m sales in July
Travel Counsellors generated nearly £60 million worth of new UK sales in July.
Over £40.m was for leisure and £15.6m of corporate bookings.
Some 38,905 leisure customers travelled in July, up from 30,322 for the same period in 2019.
A recent customer survey shows that consumer confidence is still high and the desire to travel remains strong for this summer and next.
About 60% state that the current cost of living has no or minimal impact on their international holiday plans for 2022 and 2023.
According to recent sales figures, the most popular destinations for the remainder of the summer are Spain, US and Greece; while US, Barbados, Australia and the Maldives are the most popular choices for winter 2022/23.
Looking further ahead, Greece, Spain and US are currently the strongest destinations for summer 2023.
Dave Callan, Customer Director at Travel Counsellors, said: “July follows the growing sales trend we’ve experienced over the last few months. We are delighted with the strong figures and customer confidence moving forward.”
Ray Monty
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