The Tourism Drop in Spain is the Ideal Time to Book Cheap Holidays

It’s unclear why tourism has suffered so badly in Spain during the recent economic downturn but the Canary Islands have managed to maintain their popularity. Flights to Spain dropped quicker than you could say, “bueno,” whilst flights to Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura managed to boom during the downturn.

The Balearics also managed to sustain solid tourism numbers with British passengers voting Majorca their number one summer holiday destination for beach holidays, according to a First Choice survey taken in July.

Tourism consolidated during the recession, with many people deciding they could not afford to go on holiday at all, while others steadfastly opted to continue with their holiday plans – unwilling to give up on their two weeks of holiday sun. During that time, many tourists went on holiday to new places, but more returned to holiday favourites like the Canaries and the Balearics.

So it is a mystery that during that time, one of the pillars of British holidaying – the Costa del Sol – was avoided. The rapid decline of the exchange rate between the British pound and the euro was the main reason citied for drops in tourism to Spain. As the pound reached near parity with the euro, travellers sought cheaper options with holidays to Egypt and Turkey.

However, the Spanish islands also use the euro as their currency, so it remains a conundrum. Whatever the reason, hoteliers in the region are now desperate for customers in preparation for the balmy winter period and next summer. As a result, the price of an Alicante flight and hotel has dropped dramatically in price, making the region a great place to snap up a bargain holiday.

With fewer people taking holidays to the Costas, airlines are running fewer services for an Alicante flight and trips to Spanish hubs such as Malaga. British Airways for one has dropped its short-haul routes to Spain from Gatwick, and Ryanair has reallocated flights also. An Alicante flight is easier from easyJet right now and the no-frills airline offers some of the cheapest fares to the Spanish resort.

Check out some of the online prices now to find out just how cheap an Alicante flight could be this winter.