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Travel statistics: 22-28 October 2007



New Zealand is top of the list for empty nesters according to research by the Post OfficeTop 10 destinations for empty nesters

  1. New Zealand
  2. Australia
  3. New York
  4. South Pacific Islands
  5. Vancouver
  6. Las Vegas
  7. Hong Kong
  8. China
  9. California
  10. Maldives

Source:  Post Office research

 

Gran Canaria is top for package holidaysTop 10 Spanish package holiday destinations

  1. Gran Canaria
  2. Tenerife
  3. Costa Blanca
  4. Lanzarote
  5. Fuerteventura
  6. Costa del Sol
  7. Majorca
  8. Costa Brava
  9. Ibiza
  10. Costa Dorada

Source: travelsupermarket.com searches week commencing October 22P>

 

Spain is the most searched for destination on Gazetteers, w/e 28 Oct 2007Top 10 destinations

  1. Spain  
  2. Egypt   
  3. Turkey  
  4. Cyprus   
  5. United States 
  6. Dominican Republic   
  7. Mexico  
  8. Greece  
  9. Italy  
  10. Tunisia

Source: Gazetteers.com  

 

Top 20 travel search terms

1Ryanair11AA
2EasyJet 12Cheap flights
3Multimap 13First Choice
4AA route planner 14Travel lodge
5Train times 15Maps
6Google Earth 16Routeplanner
7Expedia 17British Airways
8National Rail 18Google maps
9AA route finder 19 Travelodge
10Thomas Cook20TripAdvisor

Source: Hitwise for week ending October 27

 

One Holiday Inn is opened every day Holiday Inn in statistics

  • 100 million guests check in to a Holiday Inn every year around the world
  • Three people check into a Holiday Inn every second
  • Nine out of 10 travellers have stayed in a Holiday Inn
  • One Holiday Inn is opened every day
  • 330 is the number of Holiday Inns in Europe
  • 1,384 is the number of Holiday Inn hotels

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