Whether it is the near-continent and Ireland, or as far away as Australia, the number of people taking foreign holidays is now on a very sharp decline. What exactly are the reasons behind this?

First and foremost, people quite simply do not have the money to spend on foreign travel. As the government insists on squeezing the last drop of blood out of stone, our disposable incomes are not what they were even around 5 years ago.

People are concentrating on finding other forms of entertainment, as an alternative to foreign travel. While travel companies are definitely struggling at the moment, other site such as globalsound.com.au may well be doing far better in this current economic climate.

The farthest destinations are suffering especially. Destinations such as New Zealand and Australia are welcoming far fewer UK tourists lately. The main reason behind this is the fact that the airfares have now reached disproportionate rates and as these countries are doing far better economically than the UK, the cost to stay and live in Australia and New Zealand is very expensive lately.

Some people worry that as the price of travel is still insisting on climbing even when the economy is so depressed, the number of UK travellers may never reach the levels they were in the 90s and 00s. Time will tell.