Not so long ago the normal course of events for many families was a fortnight away - once a year - and more often than not it would be to the same location, and invariably the same guesthouse, hotel or villa. But with cheap travel and budget airlines, more leisure time, easy credit and good times economically the holidays industry was transformed in the nineties...

Hope was high in the Menorca holidays industry early this year as Europe appeared to be coming out of the recession, and people started booking a summer trip again. The number of holidays taken on the island has been down in the last couple of years, in common with most Mediterranean islands, as a direct result of the bank failures and subsequent recession...

Some of Malta's best known hotels just keeping on winning awards - and it's helping boost the island's reputation as a holiday centre of excellence to those who haven't been before and are considering it. And for those who already take Maltese vacations it's pushing up the return rate of visitors - important to any destination that has tourism form a large...

Does Andorra know something that no-one else does? In a move that has some left wondering about the strategy, Andorra has decided that now is the time to market herself as an upmarket European ski holidays destination. As consumers in...

The travel industry in the United Kingdom has been bracing itself for awful summer sales figures for traditionally popular holidays in Majorca and other areas of Spain, but an awful summer for the weather in the UK has led to a pick up in holiday...

Financial market melt down and the lack of consumer confidence has led to a re-think of tourist numbers for most holiday destinations - and the island of Malta in the Mediterranean is no exception. The number of vacations being taken on the...

The golden era of modern tennis when Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe were winning Grand Slams was the last time the sport could be said to be exciting to watch, but now Rafa Nadal from Spain's Balearic Islands and Switzerland's Roger Federer...

The best things come in small packages, and for Brits hoping to have a holiday on their favourite Spanish island this year that saying might be truer than ever. With the economy in both the US and Europe in recession, holiday destinations...

The world economy has conspired to make 2008 a poor one for the vacation island of Menorca, a favourite holidays destination for many European families. The top reason for a drop in visitors is currencies - Menorca like the rest of Spain...

More expensive holidays in 2008 compared to 2007 might suggest that Malta, which is a three hour flight from her main market of the United Kingdom, might see a drop in holidaymakers numbers this summer. And with the media reporting on a possible...