Cloudy Days Boost For Majorca

British tour operators have been preparing forBut with the British taking holidays at home this
poor summer sales figures for traditionally popularyear and being disappointed with the weather,
holidays in Majorca and other areas of Spain, butthere is a good chance that the number of people
an awful summer for the weather in the UK hastaking holidays in Majorca in 2010 will improve as
led to a pick up in holiday bookings, rescuing whatpeople return to their old haunts - especially if the
could have been the worst year for a long timeeconomy picks up.
for overseas travel.Happily for the island the number of German
The wash-out in Britain has been so sustainedpeople taking their holidays in Majorca this year
that those tourists who hadn't booked by thehasn't fallen nearly as much as the British market
time the summer holidays arrived often changed- and with the German economy officially coming
their original plans for a UK holiday to one abroadout of recession recently it will help the holidays in
- and Majorca has benefitted from a late surge inMajorca industry should the British market fail to
holiday bookings from British families anxious toimprove in 2010.
get some sun before facing the winter backHow many people do visit the island in 2010
home.doesn't just depend upon the economy overall
Compounding the dilemma many families haveand how secure they feel in their jobs, but the
faced over whether to holiday at home in the UKstrength of Sterling against the Euro is also an
or to take one in Majorca has been that so manyimportant factor. A couple of years ago a
weather forecasts have been wrong - eventhousand pounds spending money would buy
weather forecasts for 24 hours or less away.nearly fifteen hundred Euros, but currently British
Meanwhile the weather in Majorca has beentourists would be lucky to get close to twelve
consistently good, and while the British weatherhundred Euros given the state of the British
forecast has been unreliable, it's a little easier forcurrency.
Majorca as the summer has been exactly whatIn recent years there has been a trend away
people expect with sunshine and goodfrom staying in a hotel to villas, but recently this
temperatures - and a look at a Majorca weathertrend has reversed back in favour to the hotels in
forecast has been enough for many to leave theMajorca among British tourists, as all inclusive
rain behind for a holiday in Majorca.packages cut down costs and less spending
But despite the late surge from tourists opting formoney is needed. Not such good news of course
an overseas holiday instead of one at home,for the independent bars and restaurants which
most estimates within the travel industry suggestmany holidaymakers would frequent during better
a near 20 per cent fall in the number of Britonstimes, but something the hotels in Majorca are
taking a holiday in Spain this summer, due to thequite happy to see.
fragile state of the British economy and worriesThe future for tourism in Majorca is good - the
over job losses.island has a successful and active tourism board
It could be a while before the number ofthat actively promotes the virtues of the island as
holidaymakers visiting Majorca returns to levelsa holiday destination in a co-ordinated way
seen in the last few years as one leading tourcompared to some other areas, and moves with
operator has just reported that their winterthe times by for example creating cycle tracks
bookings are down 17 per cent on last year - andfor the more eco-friendly holidaymaker as well as
in recent years there have been more peoplehaving the traditional reasons for a holiday - great
taking holidays in Majorca in the winter months -beaches, hotels and a friendly people.
often for three day visits - as cheap flights toThe island will be hoping it's enough to tempt
Majorca make it more affordable.British holidaymakers back in 2010.
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