If you are thinking of traveling to a warm destination for a holiday, it is best you book a ticket as soon as possible! With the current ban on UK flights to Egypt and popular places like Tunisia closed, the demand for trips to other places such as Spain and Portugal have increased.
With current restrictions, destinations that were generally cheaper alternatives than standard warm weather European resorts have now gone up in price. Spain has noticed a 27% increase on average flights as well as hotel bookings increasing their prices. Portugal has noted an increase of 32%.
After the recent bombing in Istanbul, this past January where ten people were killed in a busy tourist area, Turkey has seen travel drop over 50% and one company has folded in the wake of the discounts, as well as other agencies canceling their Turkish programmes for 2016.
As holidaymakers look to fly to safer destinations, airlines are diverting flights to high demand destinations such as Spain, and Portugal. Holiday sites are seeing Spain pop up as the most searched holiday destination. With Foreign Office travel advice, terrorist activities, and the ban of all UK flights to Sharm-el-Sheikh, UK customers are now competing with Northern European customers for the most popular holiday destinations.
The hotels and airlines feel that as long as there is demand for these services, their prices will continue to rise. So it is recommended if you don’t want to be left in the cold this winter, book your holiday before it becomes too expensive, and you can still get the holiday of your choice.