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Offline Rimms

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Tourist Figures Released
« on: July 23, 2012, 08:42:00 AM »
I was really surprised how many people visit France and just how far down the list Turkey is ....





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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2012, 11:44:26 AM »
Euro/£ exchange rate is up by about 15% on last year and with prices like this from LGW to Dalaman cant say im surprised.  :)

2 Adults£1,208.72Taxes & charges Fare Tax & Fees: £26.00 Air Passenger Duty
£43.28 Fuel Surcharge and Airport Taxes
£69.28 Total Tax & Fees
Sat 11th Aug  14 days
£69.28Web saving-£20.04Total price:£1,257.96

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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2012, 13:24:11 PM »
Completely agree with you, the flight companies are strangling tourism and the traders and hotel operators here seem content to stand and watch it happen. I couldn't see the UK tourist board doing the same, but never hear of FETAV trying to take a proactive stance

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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2012, 16:40:14 PM »
I read somewhere that the Spanish authorities were not charging the airlines to land the plains in spain, but welcoming tourists to help ease the financial crisis. I also read that planes scheduled for Turkey had been rescheduled to spain and canaries earlier this year. There must be a reason why a 4 hour flight to the canaries is cheaper than a 4 hour flight to Turkey.  Turkey has always been cheaper to eat and drink, but with a beer in turkey now more expensive than a beer in the canaries and a bottle of wine far cheaper in the canaries, plus the euro better value this year. I just hope the exchange rate in Turkey doesnt slip back to the 2.18 it was in spring of 2011

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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2012, 20:13:37 PM »
It may have something to do with France being only 17 miles away from the UK

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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2012, 20:22:48 PM »
yup..... something like that France .....50 min euro tunnel  ???
Turkey ..... 4hr flight  : :)

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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2012, 20:50:11 PM »
And the new Forrest is a bus ride away for about 20 million Brits, English speaking and almost free of the French, so the distance argument doesn't stack up for me !

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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2012, 21:55:40 PM »
I wonder about the figures - I meet loads of people who are going on holiday to Spain, Cyprus, Turkey, Portugal etc but I hardly ever meet anyone going on holiday to France, and never have really...

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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2012, 22:04:34 PM »
I have Froggiephobia and won't even buy their apples!  8)

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« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2012, 22:11:35 PM »
I wonder about the figures - I meet loads of people who are going on holiday to Spain, Cyprus, Turkey, Portugal etc but I hardly ever meet anyone going on holiday to France, and never have really...

Keith, that was exactly my sentiment, I thought that it might expose my uncultured Northern point of view f I expressed it as directly as you 




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