So the latest holiday news is that airlines are set to hike prices in an effort to recover some of the costs resulting from the volcanic ash disruption. An article just published on Travelmole claims that prices will soar by 11.5% by 2012 in the wake of the recent worldwide flights nightmare. Figures from the Centre for Economics and Business Research also reveal that UK travellers can expect to pay an additional £1.8 billion for flights or £48 each on average.
But we're wondering if people will actually be more concerned about the potential for more ash havoc, rather than worrying about the higher cost of travel. So many people are talking about giving up their annual summer holidays abroad simply because they can't face flying. There's actually no way of knowing if the volcano eruption will die down or fire up again. And that's without worrying about the volcano's near neighbour, which could also erupt at any time.
What seems to be likely is that last year's "staycation" trend is set to grow in 2010. Of course, this is good news for the Scottish tourist industry, including accommodation providers, retailers, cultural attractions, activity providers – and, we hope, campervan hire companies!
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