| Before the days of the internet, as soon as | | | | annually, yet ninety five percent of her tourists |
| Christmas Day was over the advertising campaigns | | | | concentrate in only five percent of its territory. Less |
| for summer holidays would appear on British | | | | developed areas of this elegant island are ripe for |
| television. | | | | new development and prime property commands a |
| Millions would book their holidays in January, and | | | | great premium. Majorca is now also successfully selling |
| many would pay weekly or monthly to their local | | | | holidays away from the coast in traditional areas not |
| travel agent so by the time it came to take their | | | | known for tourism. |
| summer holiday, it had been paid off and it was just | | | | Ibiza, well known in Europe for younger tourists and |
| spending money to take care of. | | | | night clubs which feature visiting and resident British |
| Old habits die hard it seems, as despite late deals and | | | | DJ's, is a neighbouring island of Majorca and also |
| instant access on the internet to hundreds of | | | | makes the top five most booked holiday destinations |
| thousands of holidays, nearly half of the British | | | | in the early weeks of 2008. |
| population still book their holiday in the first two | | | | The Spanish Canary Islands also feature among the |
| months of the year. | | | | most booked holiday destinations, with Tenerife and |
| 'It's a habit the country got into over a couple of | | | | Gran Canaria being the second and third most popular |
| decades', one UK based group of travel sites try to | | | | areas. |
| explain, 'And it continues today despite the fact that | | | | Another Canary Island, Lanzarote, was the fourth |
| the cost of an average holiday compared to salaries | | | | most searched holiday destination, but Lanzarote is a |
| is way down on when the internet wasn't around for | | | | popular winter getaway and as well as summer |
| the mass market to access.' | | | | bookings would have benifitted from Britons looking |
| How long the January and February frenzy continues | | | | for a late winter holiday booking and a cheap holiday |
| is anyone's guess, but as even more of the | | | | in Lanzarote. |
| population gets online and time online increases, the | | | | Lanzarote maintains relatively constant temperatures |
| holiday bookings Brits make should become more | | | | and sees low annual rainfall. Few days are lost to |
| spread out over the year, and with late deals often | | | | weather-related problems due to this environment, |
| available the booking peak might shift from early in | | | | which offers the premium atmosphere for technical |
| the year to the early May and June summer months. | | | | improvements and beneficial training. In addition to |
| Interesting statistics have been released by one of | | | | these benefits, the winds are good and steady in the |
| the UK's leading holiday companies for the bookings | | | | Canary Islands due to the north-east trade winds, |
| they took in the first weeks of 2008, and it suggests | | | | which also bring cooler air in the summers to |
| the British love affair with Spain shows no sign of | | | | Lanzarote. |
| slowing down. | | | | If bookings continue in similar patterns throughout the |
| Top searched destination was the Spanish island of | | | | year, Spain and her islands will be again the |
| Majorca. Majorca is one of the longest established | | | | destination of choice for the British. |
| tourist destinations in the world, and has had a tourist | | | | Lanzarote hotels, a map of Lanzarote and a weather |
| board for over a hundred years. Their tourist board | | | | forecast can be found at yourlanzarote.net |
| has helped ensured the island has remained a British | | | | Lanzarote airport and cheap flights to Lanzarote are |
| favourite for generations. | | | | also available. |
| Today Majorca receives more than six million visitors | | | | |