Not sure where to holiday in 2009? Well, top destinations tipped to
weather the financial downturn include Mexico, Turkey and Egypt.
The
low cost of goods and services in these counties means that they remain
an attractive holiday destination as they did throughout 2008. Other
destinations in 2009, which are predicted to beat the global credit
crunch, are Dubai, Dominican Republic, St Lucia, Cuba, South Africa and
Australia.
What is different though is that holidaymakers planning to travel
are increasingly concerned about their tour operator going bust. This
has prompted the Foreign Office to encourage consumers to ensure their
tour operator is ATOL registered before they travel following the
failure of XL Leisure Group last September. The Foreign Office is also
advising consumers to have access to emergency funds and not to cut
corners on travel insurance. Make sure you check the fine print of the travel insurance you purcahse to ensure it cover you for the right things.
Keith McGregor is a partner of Strawberrysoup, a web design agency with offices in Chichester and Bournemouth. Strawberrysoup specialise in creative web design, content managed websites, search engine optimisation, search engine marketing and graphic design
