Coach Holiday News

The soaring rate of the Euro has prompted a boost in domestic bookings for many holiday firms as travellers seek the best-value breaks.

Over-55s specialist Grand UK Holidays is well placed to take advantage of an increase in demand for British tours, because it has a wide domestic portfolio.

Grand UK Holidays sales director Harold Burke said: “Our escorted tours and self-drive holidays across the UK have always represented good value for money. But if people are concerned about the costs of dining and driving abroad, then there are plenty of scenic and historic destinations here on their doorstep which offer affordable holiday options.

“Our customers, being retired, are not tied into peak season or school holidays so they can take breaks when the prices are lower – saving them more money.”
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Passengers’ Pulse Rates Monitored To Test Four Modes of Transport

In what is believed to be the first experiment of its type in the UK, Leger Holidays, in conjunction with leading travel trade publication TTG, has used digital monitors to test passengers travelling on four modes of transport to find out which offers the most and least stress-free travel.

Participants in the experiment, four female travel agents and their families, used digital blood pressure monitors to record their pulse rates in a diary every 30 minutes while travelling to Disneyland Resort Paris from the UK.

Findings show that, comparing the initial pre-journey reading, and then looking at each subsequent 30-minute reading, the mode of transport which showed the pulse rate decreasing most consistently hour-by-hour was coach. The indication being that the coach passenger was becoming more relaxed and less stressed than the other three passengers.

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