Turkey is one of the most popular destinations of 2010 and has over the last four
years quickly climbed the top selling destinations for UK holiday makers, according to travel experts. Turkish holiday sales have been relatively unharmed by the current financial climate, which is a testament to its popularity considering how the Turkish travel industry has been directly rocked with the collapse of GoldTrail in the second quarter and Kiss Flights in the third quarter. Numbers travelling to top Turkish resorts like Marmaris and Olu Deniz have continued to grow year on year despite the current year's setbacks and drop in consumer confidence.
An amazing 2.5 million British people visited Turkey in 2009. And it's likely to be an increasingly popular destination this autumn and next year. This is partly to do with the year round sunshine and the world-famous beaches, but also to do with the growing competitiveness of travel companies dramatically cutting their margins to attract business. An aggressive summer campaign was undertaken by the major UK travel companies Thomas Cook, First Choice and online holiday company lowcostholidays.com. As a consumer there were great holiday deals to be had, especially on last minute departures. If you're able to book within 12 weeks of departure, you could make a saving of up to 70%, industry experts are saying.
Turkey is expected to retain its popular holiday destination status due to its family, couples and group friendly hotels and resorts and all year round sun. The Marmaris resort is on track to maintain its most popular Turkish resort status with Istanbul city becoming a new breakout city break destination for 2010.