Top travel destinations for 2009

Not sure where to holiday in 2009? Well, top destinations tipped to weather the financial downturn include Mexico, Turkey and Egypt. The low cost of goods and services in these counties means that they remain an attractive holiday destination as they did throughout 2008. Other destinations in 2009, which are predicted to beat the global credit crunch, are Dubai, Dominican Republic, St Lucia, Cuba, South Africa and Australia.

What is different though is that holidaymakers planning to travel are increasingly concerned about their tour operator going bust. This has prompted the Foreign Office to encourage consumers to ensure their tour operator is ATOL registered before they travel following the failure of XL Leisure Group last September. The Foreign Office is also advising consumers to have access to emergency funds and not to cut corners on travel insurance. Make sure you check the fine print of the travel insurance you purcahse to ensure it cover you for the right things.