Huge Choice for Holiday Makers 60 Years On

May 28, 2012 - PRLog -- With ABTA estimating that 6 million Brits are planning to take a holiday during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, there’s no doubt that travel ranks highly amongst the huge changes that have taken place during the Queen’s 60 year reign.  

When the Queen first came to the throne, British holidaymakers headed to the beaches of Margate and Blackpool for their annual family holiday.  Today, holidays to all parts of the world are no longer the preserve of the wealthy or intrepid back packers but are available to all with the click of a mouse.

With overall holiday searches up 55 % year on year on lowcostholidays.com, one of the top 10 UK travel websites, more and more UK holiday makers are researching and booking their holidays online than ever before.

It was in the 1960’s that British holidaymakers began to look beyond the UK sea side resorts and tour operators began to send people to Europe marking the advent of the sun, sea and sand package holiday.  As the cost of air fares fell in the late 1970’s, more people could afford to go further afield and Brits developed a taste for long haul travel with more companies offering trips across the world.

Sixty year on, the internet and low cost carriers have opened up the world of travel and helped to make more destinations accessible to all budgets.  For many, annual holidays have been replaced with multiple holidays to include city breaks and cruises as well as the more traditional beach holidays.

Matt Hall, Deputy Managing Director at lowcostholidays.com commented, “The world of travel has undergone massive change over the last 60 years with more and more people using the internet to research and book their own holidays.  The world has really opened up in terms of easily accessible destinations and with 7 nights in Costa Brava available in June from as little as £157 per person including flights, an affordable holiday is still possible even in difficult financial times.”

The latest prices from lowcostholidays.com show a 7 night holiday in June in a 4 star hotel in Majorca from just £213 per person including flights and 7 nights at a 5 star hotel in Tenerife from only £257 per person including flights.

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