UK Stags Party At Home
View PDF | Print View
by: Costa Teguise
Total views: 74
Word Count: 692
Low cost flights changed party planning from the local pub and club with alcohol and girls to a bar or club with alcohol and girls in Spain, Greece and Cyprus.
In fact, such was the demand for stag parties abroad that a niche travel industry has sprung up, specialising in making sure the long weekend turned out to be all the groom and his friends expected it to be.
The areas in Europe that benefitted most from the high spending alcohol fuelled weekends include Barcelona, Cyprus, Tenerife and Ibiza. New areas that sprung up as top pre wediing party destinations included Latvia and Estonia.
The bad news for these areas and the companies who get a share of the stag weekends abroad business from the UK is that the credit crunch is changing where stag parties are being held - and it's not abroad as much as it was before talk of a recession came about.
Five years ago an amazing 58 per cent of pre wedding parties were abroad. This year that has dropped by more than two thirds to just 16 per cent.
And the shift away from long weekends abroad to long weekends at home has seen London rise to be favourite destination for the party-goers, followed by Manchester and Newcastle, with each party-goer spending an average of 370 Sterling (around US $'s 740).
With the number of traditional family holidays abroad also likely to be down from the UK this year, some areas are bound to feel the economic winds that are blowing through the European travel industry, but oddly some of the previously popular stag party destinations seem to be doing well - perhaps it's now the married couples with their children from the last decade who are returning to where they enjoyed their last holiday while single!
Cyprus for example did have a good June with an 8 per cent increase in visitors compared to June 2007, but that was after four successive months of falling tourist arrivals.
And Tenerife is on course to beat 2007's tourist arrivals, with May figures this year showing a 20 per cent jump on the 2007 figures based on the number of Tenerife flights
Los Cristianos, previously a small fishing village, is now one of the largest resorts on the island and favoured by some of the stag parties. Located in the southern part of the island, it is home to mass-market tourism. The architectural feel of the resort town is very typical Canarian. The town centre is never crowded with vehicles, as the entire area is pedestrian only. Both small and large boats share the large port. A wide array of boats can often be seen docking or parked in the bay. The resort has two large beaches and lots of cafes, restaurants, bars and shops to choose from.
Puerto de la Cruz, another favourite for stag weekends, is a large tourist resort on the northern part of the island. It is a mere 10 minute drive across beautiful countryside from La Oratava. The Puerto de la Cruz resort began as a port for La Oratava and the export of bananas from nearby plantations. La Oratava, Esperanza forest and Mount Teide offer amazing views from the variety of hotels in Puerto de la Cruz. Due to its volcanic origins, black sand beaches offer a very unique beach experience. It is not recommended that you swim in the ocean on the northern side of the island, especially in the small hours of the morning after a heavy drinking session, as there is no reef to protect the shores from harsh tides and sweeping currents. Instead, Puerto de la Cruz has a large open-air seawater swimming pool called 'Lago de Martianez.'
But whether Cyprus and Tenerife ride out the travel downturn successfully or not, there will be clubs and bars on both islands who would welcome a new wave of stag parties from the UK!
Article Source: http://www.ArticleStreet.com/
About the Author
More information about Tenerife is available at yourtenerife.net Included in the Tenerife details are holiday companies who include cheap holiday in Tenerife deals They also have a Tenerife weather forecast and todays weather in Tenerife
Rating: Not yet rated
Latest articles contributed by "Costa Teguise"
1: 2009 - Winter Holidays In Sunny Lanzarote2: The Sands Of Lanzarote - Best In Spain?
3: 2009 Vacation Choices - Costa Teguise Lanzarote
4: Spain - New Visitors For 2009
5: Lanzarote Villa Holidays - A Plan To Beat The Post Christmas Blues!
6: Scandanavians Love Their Lanzarote Holidays
7: One Million Reasons For Lanzarote
8: A Good Time To Buy A Lanzarote Holiday Home
9: How Your Canary Island Holiday Can Make You Money
10: Lanzarote Property Still Selling In 2008