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Experience adventure in Egypt for less than a day’s worth of your UK mortgage payment!

G.A.P Adventures, the world’s leading small group adventure tour operator, announces a two-fold expansion of its Egyptian small tour programme for 2008-9.

“Thanks to excellent value for money throughout our range no adventure is out of reach and travellers may find out that it is cheaper to travel abroad with G.A.P Adventures than to stay home!” says Bruce Poon Tip, CEO of G.A.P Adventures. “Egypt is a real treasure on our doorstep and the real find is that the cost of one day on tour is less than a day’s worth of the average UK mortgage payment, proving that the Great Pyramid isn’t the only Wonder of Egypt”.

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Sun, sea, scuba diving and sand and a rich blend of history and Bedouin culture are causing a swell of interest in “diving tourism” at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, says online travel company Holidays-Direct. The family holiday destination is the top choice for families booking winter holidays in 2008.

A study of winter 2008 holiday bookings made to date by online travel agency www.holidays-direct.co.uk has revealed that the Red Sea resort Sharm el-Sheikh is the most popular choice for British holidaymakers.

According to www.holidays-direct.co.uk UK travellers are choosing to visit this stunning coastal resort as it offers a wide variety of restaurants, activities and accommodation to cater for all tastes and budgets – especially families.

Sharm el-Sheikh boasts a world famous dive centre on the Red Sea providing diving enthusiasts of all abilities and is the perfect holiday destination to indulge in the sport. www.holidays-direct.co.uk has reported increased interest in the resort over the past months suggesting a marked rise in so-called “diving tourism”.

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Spain is a holiday destination that often typifies holidays for many, however as wildly reported the under surge of non-European holidays to great locations such as Turkey and Egypt is very much so on the rise. Spanish tourism has subsequently seen a drop in tourists this summer, with the credit crunch a contributing factor as well as increasingly attractive and distanced neighbors such as Turkey and Egypt.

To counteract Spain’s drop this summer and stimulate interest this Winter, Spanish Tourism Authorities have taken the initiative step called “Winter in Spain”.

“It’s a proposal by the government to attract people outside the usual summer holiday period. We are renowned for our sun, and that sun shines all year round,” a Tourism and Industry Ministry spokesman said this week.

The strategy is in development – and results will not be instant, hotel refurbishment and rebranding resorts such as Costa Del Sol will take time. The strategy and ongoing action is welcome, as effectively competition between countries is a drive for improvement that will help tourists get more for their money.

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Summer holiday bookings have not suffered despite all the concerns over the economic situation, nor has the strong Euro affected the popularity of holidays in Spain and other favourite holiday destinations in Europe, reports online travel agency Freedom Direct.

Holidaymakers know how to find the best holiday deals, and there are plenty of bargain holidays available for summer 2008 – many of them in the Spanish Costas and other holiday destinations that use the Euro.

Freedom Direct has seen a very high a number of holiday bookings for the summer in these Euro countries, but they have also detected that the strong Euro has boosted interest in holidays in Egypt, especially the Red Sea, and many other non-Euro countries.

Family holidays for summer 2008 are especially popular – a recent survey* found that 95% of families are definitely or very probably going on a holiday this summer.

Nick Jackson from Freedom Direct (www.freedomdirect.co.uk) says: “Holidays in Spain, the Canary Islands, and the Balearics Islands are the unbeatable favourite for families in the summer time.

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