Brits snap up recession chic camping holidays

Ryanair today (19th May 09) confirmed a 60% increase in bookings on their camping website last month as more and more families take advantage of great value “recession chic” campsite accommodation throughout Europe and Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares this summer.

Ryanair, in partnership with camping specialist Alan Rogers Travel, offers over 500 campsites destinations which provide mobile home and camping holidays on campsites near Ryanair destinations in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland all of which are available through ryanair.com.

Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:

“Ryanair continues to grow traffic and tourism by lowering fares and guaranteeing no fuel surcharges. Our camping partnership with Alan Rogers Travel has boosted ‘recession chic’ camping holidays which are increasingly popular with young families who are looking for a great value holiday to beat the recession. Bookings on our camping website shot-up 60% last month as families take advantage of Ryanair’s unbeatable fares and Europe’s best value camping holidays on ryanair.com”.

Mark Hammerton, Managing Director, Alan Rogers said:

“The freedom of camping on Europe’s best campsites has always made it the number one choice for family summer holidays but never more so than today. There’s no doubt that the combination of our low prices for top quality mobile home accommodation on Europe’s best campsites and Ryanair's guaranteed lowest fares is a recession-beating formula and great news for families feeling the squeeze”.