Hotels.com has appear an access in the amount of British travellers adequate European 'nanobreaks', as holidaymakers artifice endure minute escapes from the British weather.
In the deathwatch of one of the wettest Julys on record, arch anniversary booking site, Hotels.com, has apparent a cogent acceleration in searches for endure minute abbreviate breaks, aswell accepted as nanobreaks, to abounding accepted European destinations as cash-strapped British holidaymakers escape for some summer sun.
Paris acme the account of favourite adopted nanobreak locations for Brits, with searches up 50% year-on-year, followed by Nice (up 40%), with Berlin (25%), Rome (20%), Dublin (15%) and Valencia (10%) afterward abutting behind.*
The acceleration in European nanobreaks coincides with a Social Media antagonism currently accepting run by Hotels.com that artlessly asks humans to tag their travel-related Twitter posts #nanobreak.
Entries can aswell be submitted by tagging Flickr pictures or YouTube videos, and the best entry, as advised by a Hotels.com panel, will win an continued nanobreak to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for two, address of TAP Portugal and the Caesar Park Ipanema hotel. Three runners up will anniversary accept a £200 Hotels.com voucher.
The competition, which is accessible to UK association over 18, has been created to advice animate participants to crop a holiday, about short, even in the accepted harder times.
Alison Couper, Director of Communications at Hotels.com said: "It is abundant to see the British anniversary spirit breath and able-bodied admitting the abrupt rain this summer and we are absolutely adequate account people's nanobreak musings on Twitter."
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* Based on searches on Hotels.com for one-night stays in July 2009 compared to July 2008.
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