Product Development by Amy Culliton

Package Holidays

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- Created by Thomas Cook

- Package holidays have grown with various organisations such as Thomson, Airtours and First Choice.

- Mediterranean destinations are the most popular with British, especially with long haul destinations such as the U.S.A, Caribbean, the Far East and Australia.

- This is due to the cost falling.

How will package holidays influence the industry?

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- Package holidays are likely to influence where tourists go on holiday.

- having a package holiday means that they won't have to plan their trip independently and it's likely that they will get a better price for the package compared to everything they'll receive separately

All-Inclusive Holidays

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- They include all meals, drinks, sports and entertainment.

- But what's included can vary depending on operator

How will all-inclusive holidays influence the industry?

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- All inclusive holidays are likely to attract more overseas tourists to the area as they're more likely to struggle finding everything they need.

- All inclusive holidays are perfect for people new to the area.

Holiday Camps

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- Purpose built complexes providing family accommodation and a range of entertainment facilities for a relatively low, all inclusive price.

- Work on the principle that if the children were happy, then the parents would be too.

- In recent years they have modified these camps to meet changing customer needs and expectations.

- New types of holiday centres, such as Center Parcs have evolved.

How will holiday camps influence the industry?

amyculliton — 2015-04-01 08:20:21 UTC

- Holiday camps are likely to increase the amount of domestic tourism as they will encourage families, especially in the UK, to go to these camps whilst on smaller holiday breaks as well as in the summer.

The impact of exchange rates

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Increase in package holiday sales

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Analysis of people who took at least one foreign holiday in the 12 months to July 2014 reveals that 51% of holidaymakers booked a package. This increase continues an overall trend of growth in the market for overseas packages.

People aged 65 and over remain the biggest fans of the overseas package at 61%.

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This article looks at the different trends in the travel industry, it looks at the popularity of package holidays in 2014

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This article looks at how the exchange rates are impacting the number of tourists travelling abroad.

Looking at the costs during the summer holidays

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This article looks at how costs are supposed to double for holidays during the summer holidays. It also talks about the advantages of having a holiday in England.

All inclusive holidays to be unpopular in Greece.

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Gives an example of how the state of the economy can impact tourism