Record Number Of Brits To Travel Overseas For Xmas And New Year

Fri, 21 Dec 2007

A record number of British travellers are expected to head overseas for a holiday during the Christmas and New Year period, according to latest research.

Estimates released by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) reveal some 3.5 million people will travel abroad in search of guaranteed sunshine and snow holiday destinations, starting today (December 21st) until January 2nd.

Saturday will be the busiest day for travel but December 30 will come a close second as people head off for New Year's Eve, according to ABTA.

The Canary Islands, Egypt and Goa top the list of desirable winter sun destinations while Dubai is attracting tourists with its good shopping facilities.

Strong early snowfall in Europe have already helped France, Austria and Italy to attract many winter sports enthusiasts, while the more adventurous are set to travel to the USA and Canada .

City Breaks are also proving a popular choice with many Brits over the New Year, with Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin and New York topping the list.

BAA estimate around 2.7 million Christmas holidaymakers will be leaving Britain through its seven UK hubs, with 1.2 million jetting off from Heathrow Airport, 600,000 from Gatwick Airport and 360,000 passengers from Stansted .

More than 200,000 are also expected to travel over or under the English Channel during the next week with over 150,000 on Eurostar .

"This is always a peak time for travel as people make the most of the bank holidays and once again there are a record number travelling," commented ABTA president Justin Fleming.

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