More Brits moving to Tenerife to escape the cold weather?
Holiday firms have reported a leap in bookings for overseas holidays as people attempt to escape further bad weather in the UK. Holiday firm Travel Counsellors reported a 20 per cent increase in bookings, with a large rise in the number of people opting for a break after Christmas and into January. Travel Counsellors said that more people were opting for 10-11 night breaks rather than the traditional two weeks. Online travel company lowcostholidays.com also said its website traffic was up 60 per cent since the first snow fell. Lowcostholidays.com said top searches on its site were for holidays to the Canary Islands, Dubai and Thailand.
Hotels.com communications director Alison Couper said: ‘With the cold weather predicted to stay, it’s evident holidaymakers want to get as far afield as possible.’ The news comes as forecasters warned that another arctic blast will bring more snow and bitterly cold temperatures to the UK this winter. The worst-hit areas have been the north-east Scotland and eastern England.
Hopefully on arriving in Tenerife and seeing what it has to offer, some of the visitors will look to buy second homes on the island.
