Spanish Holiday Island Welcomes Rain

Specialist holiday companies across Western EuropeBut with the British taking holidays at home this year
were preparing for poor summer sales figures forand being disappointed with the weather, there is a
traditionally popular holidays in Majorca and othergood chance that the number of people taking
areas of Spain, but an awful summer for theMajorca holidays for 2010 will improve as people
weather in the UK has led to a pick up in holidayreturn to their old haunts - especially if the economy
bookings, rescuing what could have been the worstpicks up.
year for a long time for overseas travel.Happily for the island the number of German people
The wash-out in Britain has been so sustained thattaking their holidays in Majorca this year hasn't fallen
those tourists who hadn't booked by the time thenearly as much as the British market - and with the
summer holidays arrived often changed their originalGerman economy officially coming out of recession
plans for a UK holiday to one abroad - and Majorcarecently it will help the holidays in Majorca industry
has benefitted from a late surge in holiday bookingsshould the British market fail to improve in 2010.
from British families anxious to get some sun beforeHow many people do visit the island in 2010 doesn't
facing the winter back home.just depend upon the economy overall and how
Compounding the dilemma many families have facedsecure they feel in their jobs, but the strength of
over whether to holiday at home in the UK or toSterling against the Euro is also an important factor. A
take one in Majorca has been that so many weathercouple of years ago a thousand pounds spending
forecasts have been wrong - even weathermoney would buy nearly fifteen hundred Euros, but
forecasts for 24 hours or less away.currently British tourists would be lucky to get close
Meanwhile the weather in Majorca has beento twelve hundred Euros given the state of the
consistently good, and while the British weatherBritish currency.
forecast has been unreliable, it's a little easier forIn recent years there has been a trend away from
Majorca as the summer has been exactly whatstaying in a hotel to villas, but recently this trend has
people expect with sunshine and good temperaturesreversed back in favour to the hotels in Majorca
- and a look at a Majorca weather forecast has beenamong British tourists, as all inclusive packages cut
enough for many to leave the rain behind for adown costs and less spending money is needed. Not
holiday in Majorca and glorious sunshine.such good news of course for the independent bars
But despite the late surge from tourists opting for anand restaurants which many holidaymakers would
overseas holiday instead of one at home, mostfrequent during better times, but something the
estimates within the travel industry suggest a nearhotels in Majorca are quite happy to see.
20 per cent fall in the number of Britons taking aThe future for tourism in Majorca is good - the island
holiday in Spain this summer, due to the fragile statehas a successful and active tourism board that
of the British economy and worries over job losses.actively promotes the virtues of the island as a
It could be a while before the number ofholiday destination in a co-ordinated way compared
holidaymakers visiting Majorca returns to levels seento some other areas, and moves with the times by
in the last few years as one leading tour operatorfor example creating cycle tracks for the more
has just reported that their winter bookings areeco-friendly holidaymaker as well as having the
down 17 per cent on last year - and in recent yearstraditional reasons for a holiday - great beaches,
there have been more people taking holidays inhotels and a friendly people.
Majorca in the winter months - often for three dayThe island will be hoping it's enough to tempt British
visits - as cheap flights to Majorca make it moreholidaymakers to book again for Majorca.
affordable.Yourmajorca.