Archive for 2011/09/23

Crystal Cruises Launches New Itinerary

Crystal Crusies has just announced what it will be offering next year and has published its new brochures with details in them. It plans to include 20 new ports of call as well a dozen new trips and an increase in overnight stays. They have decided that it is a good idea that they give their customers better value for money and a better experience. Read more

Holiday spend down for next 3 years

A new report has stated that we are not going to increase our spend on holidaying for at leasst 4 year.

Consumer spending on holidays is unlikely to return to pre-recession levels until 2014-2015 in line with a pick-up in the economy, according to Mintel’s 2011 British Lifestyles survey.

Last year total expenditure on domestic and overseas holidays, excluding transport on trips abroad such as flights, dropped to a five-year low of £33.4 billion.

Domestic holidays accounted for 60% of 2010 holidays, the same as 2009, but overseas holidays made up more than 60% of total expenditure with £12 billion spent on UK trips and £21.3 billion on holidays abroad. Read more