Holidaying abroad 'has become a habit'
Taking a trip to another country has become a habit for many consumers across the world, according to an expert.
Murat Dedeman of the Turkish Tourism Investors Association told Reuters that foreign holidays are now a necessity for lots of people.
He said they are now considered to be so important that even financial hardship and global economic crises cannot deter people from travelling abroad for leisure purposes.
As an example, he stated that visitor numbers in Turkey are continuing to rise despite the looming possibility of an international recession.
Mr Dedeman commented: "People are talking about a recession but this does not have too much effect on tourism."
He added that if financial constraints do become an issue, this will only force people to make small sacrifices, such as going on a slightly shorter break.
This comes after research by The Network found that most independent travel agents are expecting this year's number of holiday bookings to be up on 2007.
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