Many UK residents it seems are trying to dodge the random weather of the UK and go somewhere hot and sunny on their short weekend breaks.

The small, short weekend breaks, costing less, are rising in popularity, a recent survey by an online travel website, reported that over eighteen percent of holiday makers are choosing to go on these short city breaks, as opposed to only 23 per cent taking a fortnights holiday or more.

A fundamental reason for the growth in short weekend breaks and enticement of far away sunny destinations is due to the pound’s current standing against the Euro. The pound is weak against the Euro, indeed at the moment, a Euro costs 80p. This has led to traditional destination haunts like Cyprus, Greece and Spain take a down turn in bookings with holiday makers looking at cheaper alternatives in countries such as Romania, Morocco and Bulgaria where the pound is stronger.

One of these countries, Romania, have certainly noticed an influx of tourism to their towns over the last couple of years. Last year alone the tourism market made 34 million Euros more than in the previous year. Although, many Britons choose to holiday now in eastern European countries, the infrastructure and facilities does not have enough appeal to make foreign tourists spend lots of money and so aid their economy. Even still, the forecasts for this year is that the amount of tourists should increase by around 13-15%.

19% of holiday makers surveyed were also looking to visit destinations were the pound is strong. This means that America, with its weak dollar is particularly attractive with cities such as Orlando and LA touted as potential break destinations.

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