Online Travel Agents Report Successful Summer
One online travel agent has dispelled suggestions that the credit crunch is affecting the holiday plans of Britons in 2008 by reporting a 50% year on year increase in visitors to their website. Top 10 travel agent directline-holidays.co.uk reports that 2 million monthly visitors are using their... - August 13, 2008
Real-Time Holiday Searches at directline-holidays.co.uk
The website of top 10 travel agents directline-holidays.co.uk now allows visitors to see which holidays other users are searching for and booking online - in real time. A live feed on the homepage of www.directline-holidays.co.uk displays the most recently booked holiday, including the basic... - August 03, 2008
Directline-holidays.co.uk Adds Video Content to Search Results
Top 20 Travel Agent*, directline-holidays.co.uk has added video content to its website in the form of hotel guides. Visitors to www.directline-holidays.co.uk will be able to view videos of its 1,000 most popular hotels after completing a holiday search. Another 1,000 are being filmed in summer 2008. - July 10, 2008
Tourists Seek Authentic Holiday Experiences
Holidays today are no longer simply a 'suntan mission' and are now more about ‘doing rather than seeing’ as the niche holiday segment expands fast. As more of us continue to travel and the world ‘shrinks’, British travellers are becoming more discerning about their... - June 10, 2007
75% of Holidays Now Researched or Booked Online
A growing number of people are using the internet to research or book a holiday online, and even those who are reluctant to book online are still using the internet to research their holiday plans. Research conducted by Nielsen/NetRatings revealed that 17% of people research online before going on... - May 04, 2007
Balkans Tourism Boost in 2007
Bulgaria and Romania’s inclusion into the European Union in 2007 is expected to result in a major boost to tourism for Eastern Europe, and in particular the Balkans region, reports leading online holiday company directline-holidays.co.uk. Bulgaria is bracing itself for a 10% rise in... - March 09, 2007
Sport Events Prove to be a Big Lure for Tourists in 2007
As travellers become over-familiar with traditional holidays they are now in search of a different experience and by combining a top sporting event with a holiday or short break abroad they are able to find something exciting & out of the ordinary. - February 16, 2007