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 [692] Holidays and the power of travel supplementsJune 12th, 2009 – 4:01pm Posted in  Thoughts 
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Much has been made this year of the impact of the recession on our holiday-making habits. Through the medium of those shit holiday sections in newspapers written by weary journalists wondering how their career ended up on the supplements desk, we’re informed that because a Ryanair flight to Italy now costs £20 rather than £10, we’re all going to throw a bucket and spade in the boot and head off for a fortnight at Butlins.
This, I can assure you, is bollocks.
This year, I’ve stuck two fingers up the ozone’s nostrils and flown to Spain on a 7p flight (including all taxes and my BFH), and I’ve travelled round a fair bit of Britain. What I’ve discovered is that nothing has changed. The persuasive effect of constantly being told that everyone in Britain is holidaying in Britain this year only has an effect in a passing way. It exists as a …read more.
