UK tourists warned over booking Spain holidays after 'all the indicators'

British tour operators have moved to warn UK tourists heading into the European Union over high prices but confirmed that holidays to south of Spain will continue to grow in the UK. Jet2 announced plans to expand beyond the Costa del Sol by increasing their presence in Almeria and starting to fly to Jerez.

It will result in a greater influx of Britons to Cadiz, Huelva and Seville. The Junta de Andalucía's tourism representative, Yolanda de Aguilar, announced this after holding a meeting with a dozen tour operators and airlines from the United Kingdom: "The British want Andalucía, they are looking for Andalucía and they will continue to bet on the destination."

"They have valued our strategy and have told us that they liked the fact that before we illustrated what we had and now we are showing what we are," she said.

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"We have been told that market expectations are good despite the prices," said De Aguilar, explaining that this factor is a cause for concern given the increase in competition and the situation of the country's economy, which hampers spending capacity. "For the moment it is not reducing the interest of the British in Andalusian destinations. What's more, they insist that the winter is selling very well," she added.

The president of the hoteliers association of Malaga and the Costa del Sol (Aehcos), José Luque, said that "prices are not going to rise next year at the levels they have been doing in recent years". What's more, he said that they are already taking their toll on the national market, especially in July, and that "they are unsustainable if not for international demand".

"We will continue to grow. The bookings, which are being made further and further in advance, confirm this," he concluded. He said all the indicators point to more British tourists arriving next year.