Managing director Claire Wilson said: ‘Our figures show that people are ready to travel again in 2010 – perhaps because they now have greater job security.’
Forward bookings for July 2010 are up 163% on this time last year.
Winter getaways for the 2009/10 season are also selling well, with Egypt, Jordan, Bulgaria and Slovakia the most popular destinations.
Elsewhere, family travel website takethefamily.com is campaigning for a change in the law to make the current entitlement of ten days off school during term-time for children a legal right, instead of being offered at the head teacher’s discretion.
See also:
Disney parks profits plunge as families spend less (13/11/2009)
Families risk fines for cheap termtime holidays (22/10/2009)
Families booking later and paying for extras (21/07/2009)
Recession-hit parents flout school holiday rules (13/05/2009)
Credit-crunched families cut travel spend (07/05/2009)