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Additional Britons choosing North Africa for festival breaks - asap Information

Additional Britons choosing North Africa for festival breaks - asap Information Posted on: December 15th, 2008 by Andrew Bones As the pound weakens against both the euro and the US dollar, British travellers are looking to destinations in North Africa for more affordable breaks. Late last week the pound bought €1.06 or $1.41 at bureaux de change, as compared with €1.32 and $1.38 a year ago, meaning that destinations including Spanish resorts and the US are seeing a steep drop in UK visitor numbers. Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, in contrast, are experiencing a surge in the number of tourists, as are other non-euro denominated spots such as Bulgaria and Turkey, where costs are low and the pound has only seen a five per cent drop since last year. Cheapflights reports that searches for flights to Turkey this month are up 22 per cent and for Egypt by 13 per cent over last year. On the other hand, searches for Malaga, Tenerife, Orlando and New York are down by 21 per cent over last year. In December of 2007, 10 destinations in the eurozone placed in its top 15 searches. This year, only six placed in the top 15, with Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Majorca, all in Spain, falling off the list.