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Tsunami Affected Regions Increase in Popularity: Opodo Reveals Summer Travel Trends

Holiday In Wales The number of customers who travelled to Tsunami affected regions in the six months since the tragedy struck has increased by 100% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures from Opodo.co.uk.

According to the survey, small travel and tourism businesses said the average summer vacation lasts one to two weeks (52 percent). Businesses surveyed also noted that families (56 percent) next largest was retired couples at 19 percent. In addition, small travel and tourism business owners revealed that while summer (48 percent) and winter (23 percent) are their busiest seasons, fall and spring ranked as having the greatest impact for 15 percent and 14 percent, respectively, of businesses.

Holiday Wales Opodo predicts this trend will continue through the summer months. Booking figures show Thailand, one of the hardest hit countries, has climbed from it's 2004 position of eighth favourite long haul destination, to the third most popular destination for customers planning to go away this summer - pushing South Africa (ranking third last summer) down to seventh place.

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Cottage Holiday In Wales Although travel to Sri Lanka, one of the most widely affected countries, fell by 40% year on year immediately after the Tsunami hit, figures rallied in March when 60% more Opodo travellers visited the destination than in March last year. Going forward, Opodo predicts the trend will continue through the summer, as bookings for travel to Sri Lanka from June to September have more than quadrupled those made the same time last year.

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Caravan Holiday In Wales Neil Mott, UK Country Manager at Opodo said: "Opodo's long haul customers seem to have bucked the industry trend of avoiding the tsunami hit regions, realising that these areas still have much to offer as travel destinations. Thailand and Sri Lanka are popular choices this summer and with some good deals available we expect bookings to these areas to continue to grow."

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Accommodation Holiday Wales Mott continued: "We have seen several shifts in general travel trends this summer, with Portugal, Greece and Cyprus increasing in popularity whilst the Czech Republic has entered the top ten for the first time, proving claims that Central & Eastern Europe is fast becoming one of the UK's top holiday destinations."

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