Changing holiday patterns gives UK tourism a boost

Holiday patterns have changed dramatically over the last few years. Unless you were one of the lucky few who have always enjoyed foreign holidays to far flung places and money was no object, the previous generation had to be content with a few snatched days by the British seaside and if you were very lucky an ice cream. Today the picture couldn't be more different. Foreign holidays are no longer viewed as an infrequent treat to be savoured. Eyebrows would be raised if a holiday were not taken!

However, over the last twelve months there has been a slight swing back towards holidaying in the UK. This is due to the threat of job losses, dwindling savings and pensions but equally to blame is the low performance of the pound against the Euro, effectively bumping up the cost of a European holiday by at least 20%. Although, many holiday makers planning a holiday in the UK are merely taking a short break in the UK in place of maybe a quick trip to the Spanish Costas but they still intend to spend their main holiday in hotter foreign climates, possibly outside the Euro zone.

Whereas, European and American holiday makers who are intending to travel abroad this year are more inclined to look towards our shores in order to take advantage of the poor performance of sterling against the Euro and USDollar.

No matter which holiday destinations are chosen this year, according to figures from travel insurance co UK despite the current economic downturn, more people are expecting to travel regularly throughout 2009. Travel insurance for UK, Europe and worldwide destinations has risen considerably from this time last year. There has been a considerable increase in sales of annual multi-trip policies covering all destinations including travel insurance in the UK.

Another thing to come out of this recession is the understanding that travel insurance is not a luxury but an essential. If travelling overseas, especially if going further afield due to the unfavourable Euro exchange rate, it's definitely advisable to invest in comprehensive travel insurance that will cover you for any medical eventuality, whilst closer to home you may just want to cover your valuables.

It doesn't matter what type of trip you intend to take its vital to choose the correct travel insurance. UK, European and worldwide cover is available at very low prices from companies such as travelinsurance-uk.org and can be adapted to suit individual requirements with additions such as sports, higher baggage cover and extra cover for high value single items. Why compound the upset of losing your valuables by realising that they won't be replaced and for the sake of few pounds they could have been covered.

For more information on any travel insurance in UK policies visit www.travelinsurance-uk.org or call 0870 046 4570.