Selasa, 28 Juni 2016

American and Chinese tourists looking to take advantage of the weakness of the pound after Brexit vote


travel US companies have seen a renewed interest from customers looking to visit to Great Britain next revolutionary Brexit vote last week.


airlines and tourism companies have been inundated with requests of Americans hoping to take advantage of the value free-fall of the pound against the dollar.


many websites have reported an increase in traffic of more than 50 percent as vacationers looking to cash in on the current chaotic state of the country.


boom was also felt as far away as China and eastern Asia.



U.S travel firms have seen a surge in interest from customers looking to visit to Great Britain following last week's ground-breaking Brexit vote. Airlines and touring companies have been inundated with requests from Americans hoping to take advantage of the plummeting value of the pound against the dollar

Americans travel companies have seen a renewed interest from customers looking to visit Britain next revolutionary Brexit vote last week . Airlines and tourism companies have been inundated with requests of Americans hoping to take advantage of the value free-fall of the pound against the dollar



The reverse several travel companies also had more inquiries than ever Britons watching overseas position


Billy Sanez, vice president of marketing and communications FareCompare.com that analyzes airline tickets, said :. “Americans may want to get a great price, while Colombia may be worried that higher prices will soon be on the market,”


US and Chinese travel sites have reported jump in queries about the holiday in the UK immediately after Britain voted to leave the European Union last week.


travel agents, hotel chains and airlines say it is too early to say whether the vote will have an impact on long term bookings but jumped investigations that travelers hunt for cheaper breaks.


decision of the great Britain to withdraw from the European Union leaves the fifth largest economy in the world face great uncertainty. the pound fell to its lowest level in over three decades.


But for travelers like Wen Zhihong, in the west of Chengdu in China, which means lower prices. She had planned to holiday travel with her daughter in France and Italy, but said she changed her mind after the vote.



U.S. and Chinese travel sites reported a jump in queries about UK holidays immediately after Britain voted to leave the European Union last week

US and Chinese travel sites reported a jump in inquiries about holidays in the UK immediately after Britain voted to leave the European Union last week



“Now it seems a better idea to travel to England, ‘Wen, a university official said.


“With the depreciation of the pound sterling, hotels, plane tickets and shopping are all much cheaper.”


Ctrip .com, the largest online travel agency in China, has sought to capitalize on the renewed interest, arguing this week that the summer holidays in Britain could now be a third cheaper, assist research in the UK on its application triple.


the company put flyers with a dance, a flash figure in a Union Jack t-shirt with the slogan in Chinese, ‘Brexit: Travel on down, “referring to the weaker pound. In the background, a figure weeping of the bye a European Union flag waves.


In the US, online portals have also reported a sharp increase.


June 24, the vote Brexit came through, Kayak Priceline Group Inc said it has seen an increase of 54 percent in the US research exploring the prices in the UK, compared to other Fridays of the month of June.


research flights from the UK to the US travel also increased by 46 percent, according to Kayak.


Search site Travelzoo saw a 35.3 percent increase in the US Travel Research UK, June 24 to June 27 and StudentUniverse , a travel booking site popular among young people, saw research US flights to the UK twice a year ago.


“(people) are now changing their minds and choosing to visit Britain, due to the depreciation of sterling, it is cheaper for them to go there to buy things, “said a senior executive at Beijing International Travel Service Utour.


He said the company has a demand for more airline seats to accommodate travel bookings.



source: dailymail.co.uk/travel



American and Chinese tourists looking to take advantage of the weakness of the pound after Brexit vote

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