wrote on Jul 14^th, 2010 at 5:31pm:

New research by The Co-operative Travel has revealed that once popular resorts in the Western Mediterranean, such as the Costa del Sol and Algarve, are being shunned in favour of holidays in up-and-coming holiday spots. The new number one area has been nicknamed 'the Mett' after its key destinations: Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey. This year Mediterranean resorts have seen a cumulative fall in bookings of 11.6% compared to the Mett’s increase of 23.4%. If these current trends continue then the two areas will swap places by the end of 2011, with the Mett becoming the number one choice for package holidays. This would mean that by summer 2012, the Mett would be receiving over 38% of UK package holidaymakers. Trevor Davis, director of retail distribution at The Co-operative Travel said: “The growth of all-inclusive deals, which appeal to people wanting to fix the total cost of their holiday, has helped to increase demand for these fast-growing destinations. “At the same time increased capacity and the high cost of the Euro have both contributed to a significant rise in bookings.” He added: "If these trends continue, it will represent the biggest change in bookings patterns since the boom of the package holiday in the 1970s.”

Can you wonder when there is so much bad press about Spain and the way it treats the Ex Pat Community, changing the rules every year to rip off more money from the Brits and other Europeans,

They NOW Have a huge disaster heading their way  11% drop in Tourist revenue at a time when the whole world is in crisis and what do they do Stick their heads in the sand and hope the problem goes away!!

They have Fxcked up big style now! and once the Brits Scots Irish Germans Dutch French realize that the eastern Countries not only offer better value, but the Hotels Bar owners Restaurant Owners  and General Tourist Businesses Actually want their business!! as opposed to it being an Inconvenience as it is in Spain!! They will never get the business back and the Country will be SCREWED just like Greece