Posts Tagged ‘ Travelzoo ’

You could be forgiven for concluding from this study that whilst the technology is there, people aren’t yet ready to either pay or feel safe using them!

The weather seems to have influenced Adrian this week. Floods in Paris, avalanches in Japan and Switzerland but, according to Travelzoo, we want to travel more but spend a little less.

Three weeks ago, Travelzoo suggested that hotels could also be classified by how secure and safe they were.

We continue with the last of the tips we have received for holidays in 2017

Travelzoo warns us that package holiday prices are likely to rise by at least 10% next year. Even more concerning is that some tour operators believe the increase could be as high as 15% to 20%.

Bus arrivals, holiday safety and unhelpful tourism answers by government ministers are some of the things that helped exasperate Adrian this week. But then he was sent a picture of a bus sign…

A new roller-coaster for Blackpool, building changes at Dublin Airport and the beginning of the Autumn foliage display join together in Adrian’s thoughts as National Champagne Week begins.

Travelzoo also says that 90% of people said they wouldn’t find a security prescence off-putting although I think that figure would drop if they came face-to-face with a patrolling, armed beach guard.

This seems to be the attitude of British holidaymakers at the moment say Travelzoo, releasing their latest research into our holiday habits.

Is your travel agent about to fade into the mists of time and be replaced by a robot? I mention it because over her in Berlin at the travel show, a robot which looks like a mannequin is welcoming visitors to the show.

Adrian sums up what what the travel industry is tipping for 2016. Do they match where you are thinking of going?

Travelzoo says that three out of four British holidaymakers are actively avoiding Islamic countries following recent acts of terrorism.