Irish holiday home owners 'go abroad for Christmas'

Article Date : 21 December 2007

Travel agents in Ireland have reported an increase in the number of people heading abroad this Christmas.

Tony Brazil of Limerick Travel said that a record number of Irish people were opting to go overseas for the holiday season.

He stated that many of these were second home owners who owned properties in destinations that offered sunshine during the winter months.

Speaking to the Limerick Post, Mr Brazil commented: "There are a huge of people now who own accommodation abroad and are spending the holidays in places like Malaga or Portugal."

He added that in terms of the number of bookings for December holidays, the company was "substantially" ahead of the same time last year.

Mr Brazil said this showed that travelling abroad was widely seen to be good value, hence the "good growth" in the market.

Earlier this week, the Association of British Travel Agents reported on a similar trend in the UK.

The organisation said that about 3.5 million people had chosen to leave the country and enjoy the Christmas festivities abroad.

Irish holiday home owners 'go abroad for Christmas'

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