Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Britons Take Advantage of the First Ever 11-Day Easter Break

The time is right for Britons to board a flight and embark upon a journey whose memories will linger on for long in their minds. An unprecedented row of bank holidays has ensured that a huge number of travellers will be donning their travelling pants.

Easter, the royal wedding and the spring bank holidays accrue together and offer a wonderful chance to the travellers to grab an overseas flight and enjoy an exciting vacation.

Thousands of Britons are indeed being swayed by the prospect of spending time in the warmer climates as the bank holiday bonanza approaches fast. For people in regular Monday to Friday jobs, all it takes to enjoy an 11-day break is getting just three days off from the office! Surely, people must have thought over it much earlier and many must have booked tickets in order to net cheap flights.

Various airlines are likely to witness a huge passenger movement as a large number of Britons are expected to take advantage of the unique opportunity.

EasyJet, a carrier known for offering cheap tickets on flights, has rolled out special last minute deals for those travellers who have missed a seat on its previously announced flights. EasyJet has described the forthcoming two weeks as ‘once-in-a-lifetime bank holiday extravaganza’ and very appropriately so!

ABTA reported that nearly two million Britons are expected to travel overseas during and around the Easter break.

Different news portals quoted ABTA chairman John McEwan as saying, “Easter is the traditional curtain raiser to the summer, and the Royal Wedding bank holiday has given a special boost to bookings.

“I am delighted to see that so many of our customers are taking advantage of the extra days off, either heading off overseas or taking a break closer to home.”

Popular Holiday Destinations this Season
Spain is at top of the ladder as far as Britons’ favourite foreign holiday destinations are concerned. Spain’s Canary Islands and the Costa del Sol seem to be the most popular areas for travel among vacationers. Paris, Dublin, Amsterdam, Rome and New York make up the list for popular holiday cities for holiday makers in the UK who want to take advantage of the 11-day break.

Among domestic destinations, London remains the unbeatable leader with many wanting to join in the Royal Wedding celebrations. Tickets on flights to Edinburgh and Manchester also seem to be pretty popular this holiday season. Great weather forecast has further ensured that bookings for cottages in Cornwall, East Anglia and the North of England remain high.

UK airports have also reported high numbers of bookings, with regional airports and ferry terminals being exceedingly busy over the weekend.

No comments:

Post a Comment