Barclays Travel Insurance reports winter tourists prefer down under to down hill

Search for Barclays travel insurance has shown that Melbourne and Sydney have seen a significant increase in the number of visiting British tourists this winter as millions opted to take the ashes of English cricket team instead of money from the White ski slopes of the weekend. Search for Barclays Travel Insurance indicate that Sydney has increased by 25% in Britain to visit the city of Melbourne, while widely welcomed 140% more British tourists last year. Australian cities also two destinations with the biggest increase in the amount spent by British tourists in Melbourne with increased spending by 178%. And others, which witnessed a surge in the United Kingdom visitors include Hong Kong and Phuket - both popular stop-offs on the way to Australia - and New York, where he Shoppers flocking to take advantage of the strong pound / dollar exchange rate and the highest list of 5 percentage points increases By British forces, the number of visitors from December 2005 - January 2006 compared with December 2006 - January 2007: 1. Melbourne 140% 2. Sydney 25% 3. 4 Phuket 24%. Hong Kong 21% 5. 15% in Dubai, on the contrary, spending on visitor numbers to European countries such as ski resorts meribel, VAL D& 39;ISERE, CHAMONIX by up to 18 per cent over the same period of last year, which is not limited by Snowfall that have occurred so far this Season throughout these regions. The list of the top six percentage points of skiing and changes by the British forces and the number of visitors and expenditure from December 2005 - January 2006 compared with December 2006 - January 2007 shows: (1). CHAMONIX -18% -19% 2 spending. VAL D& 39;ISERE -12%, 3% +9 spending. MORZINE -12%, 4% -1 spending. Meribel -2%, 5% 0 spending. COURCHEVEL +1%, 6% +18 spending. VERBIER +13%, and spending 8% of the top five destinations measured by the number of visiting British tourists across December and January in Paris now, Sydney, Dublin and New York and Dubai. Las Vegas, Phuket is VERBIER destinations Britons spend the most and - on average about 400 pounds sterling for each - while British visitors to Dublin, Paris and Prague spend less than 100 each. To mark, marketing director at Barclays Insurance, comments: " in the long run seems to be an increasingly popular with British holidaymakers over the Christmas and New Year& 39;s period. Flights are cheaper to access and Britons are ready to continue the journey to allow some proper winter sunshine. Of course, this year the number of passengers to Australia is increased further by the added attraction of the ashes while taking place in Europe to a slow start to the ski season due to lack of snow has also encouraged tourists to look elsewhere. " Barclays offers travel insurance, annual and one of several trips around the world including winter sports cover. For more information, and I quote from the 10% discount on the Internet site visit Barclays insurance.



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