Bownty,
the daily deal aggregator, has revealed Thailand as the most booked
destination so far in 2013.
The
website, which is perfect for bargain-hunters, gathers hundreds of
deals every day from sites such as Groupon, Living Social, KGB Deals
and Wowcher.
Bookings
through the site reveal that South East Asia is a huge hit with
deal-seeking travellers from across the UK, with Thailand, Indonesia
and Vietnam ranked as the top three destinations.
Traffic
from the site also revealed that people from London and Birmingham
are far more likely to book a holiday deal to a foreign country,
whereas those living in Glasgow and Manchester are just as likely to
book a domestic break as they are a foreign holiday.
A
whopping 75 per cent of holiday deals booked by Londoners and
Brummies, in 2013 to date, were for holidays in foreign countries.
Domestic
breaks are still proving popular however, with UK deal-lovers from
London, Manchester and Birmingham willing to travel the furthest for
a holiday at home. Scots however are least likely to travel,
preferring to book domestic breaks on their own turf.
“Bownty
makes searching for a great deal on a holiday or short break much
simpler; users can browse through the deals available from a whole
host of daily deal providers, all in one place,” says Steffen W.
Frølund, Founder and CEO of Bownty.
“We
were surprised to discover that South East Asian destinations were
the most popular right across the UK, beating closer destinations
such as Spain and the Balearic Islands. It just goes to show, that
despite the current economic climate, people are still holidaying
long-haul, they are just ‘holidaying smarter’ by using great
deals,” continues Frølund.
