Time for a holiday?

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Time for a holiday?

PR Newswire

LONDON, July 5, 2012

LONDON

,

July 5, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Thomson sees web searches soar as Brits look to escape the wettest ever June

While it didn't take a genius to work out that the period from April to June has

been the wettest ever, the meteorologists confirmed it last weekend, and hits

on the Thomson website surged. With the long term forecast still looking bleak,

it looks as if sun lovers will need to go abroad if they want to soak up any rays.

Thomson saw another very strong weekend, in terms of bookings, to top off a

month of high demand. Holiday searches for the month of June were up nearly

20% on the same period last year, showing that people are desperate to leave

the rain in the UK behind and head off to warmer climates.

"The constant rain is driving all of us around the bend, so it's no wonder that so

many people are looking to head off to get some sunshine", says Nathan

Timmins Head of Online Marketing, Thomson.

"As the Mediterranean enjoys temperatures in the late 20s and early 30s we've

barely seen any sunshine this summer. Over the last month the Balearics,

Spain, Greece, Tunisia and Morocco have proved popular as Brits look to

escape to sandy beaches, beautiful weather and resorts that they know and

love. With rain forecast for the rest of the week we imagine that the website

will keep attracting more users, as people look to research and book their

holidays or just get some inspiration and take their mind off the rain!"

Customers looking for holidays in destinations where rain is practically unheard

of should head to

Cyprus

,

Tunisia

, the Costa del Sol or

Egypt

, all of which have

less than 3mm average rainfall for July.

Victoria Bacon, ABTA Head of Communication, said: "The UK is a beautiful

country with exceptional holiday appeal but the weather this year has been

setting records for all the wrong reasons; it is no surprise that millions of us are

looking to head off overseas for more reliable weather and high temperatures.

British holidaymakers will also get a pleasant surprise in their favourite

Eurozone destinations with the pound 10% stronger than last year. It's

important that people book sooner rather than later as late offers are proving

popular."