Roaming In Romania with easyCar
26 November 2008
Romania is now the holiday destination of choice for British drivers. As the credit crunch drives resourceful Brits to swap expensive destinations for cheaper places, international car rental company easyCar.com reports a whopping 540 per cent growth in car rentals in the Eastern European country over the past year.
Also enjoying increasing popularity are Norway (345 per cent) and Finland (195 per cent), the Czech Republic (129% per cent), Portugal (196 per cent) and Israel (418 per cent): all proving that people are stretching their imaginations as well as the pound when looking at destinations.
The research also highlights the changing face of the British holiday in the face of the credit crunch – nearly half (45 per cent) admit they won’t let the cold economic climate freeze their plans to head to warmer shores. Instead they are adapting plans to fit in with the recession - 43 per cent are planning to opt for cheaper accommodation and travel, and a cheery 40 per cent agree that taking a less luxurious holiday than usual won’t affect their enjoyment.
easyCar.com CEO Bill Jones comments “While the credit crunch is indeed causing people to think more about how they are spending, it’s not dampening the nation’s holiday spirit. Instead of seeing customers stall their plans to go away, they’re opting for locations that will make their money go further and becoming more adventurous in the process!
“However, at easyCar we also know that people are having to adapt to changing financial circumstances so we’re introducing benefits like our refundable cancellation policy* to ensure our customers are ready for whatever the economy has to throw at them!”
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