Why do so many people take risks when it comes to booking their holidays? 25 million people (more than 1/3 of the UK population) will make financially unprotected travel arrangements in 2009. This is even more surprising considering the current credit crunch and the number of travel companies that have recently gone bust. This video, which features Francis Tuke from ABTA and Tim Williamson from Thomson discusses the situation, and also give tips for getting a value holiday in 2009.

Why do so many people take risks when it comes to booking their holidays? 25 million people (more than 1/3 of the UK population) will make financially unprotected travel arrangements in 2009. This is even more surprising considering the current credit crunch and the number of travel companies that have recently gone bust. This video, which features Francis Tuke from ABTA and Tim Williamson from Thomson discusses the situation, and also give tips for getting a value holiday in 2009.

It would seem that the dream of going abroad for this year’s summer holiday is still afloat. Recent research has shown one in three Britons would holiday on home soil to save money during the credit crisis, but the ferry industry say those wanting to getaway from the UK need not worry about paying too much. William Gibbons, Director of the Passenger Shipping Association says “Ferries are such marvelous value that you can actually get a ferry crossing for as low as £58 return on the Dover –Calais route with your car” But is the credit crunch hitting the ferry industry in other ways? To find out more from William Gibbons watch this video.