Spain still fastest growing destination for package holidaying Brits as at least 270,000 MORE to arrive this summer

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SPAIN is still the most appealing destination for package holidaying Brits as new figures show 270,000 more are set to arrive this summer compared to last year.

The figures, from the Gfk Leisure Travel Monitor for the UK, show Spain’s increase in British tourists far outweighs its competitors.

One of its closest rival, up and coming Greece, paled in comparison, increasing its number of British holidaymakers by 95,600.

Other growing destinations included the Caribbean, Croatia, Cyprus and Portugal.

Marginal growth has been seen by the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal, Mexico and Italy.

Canada, France, Malta, and the United Arab Emirates are set to be down on last year.

Turkey, which has been the big loser in recent years due to terrorism fears, remains 70,000 passengers down on last year.

The US is suffering the second biggest decline of around 23,000 passengers as it struggles to overcome challenges like sterling’s slump against the pound and the Trump effect.

Immediately after the election, bookings by Brits dropped by 16%.

 

 

 

 

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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