Despite disaster and terrorism, Brits remain loyal to top holiday hotspots, Cheapflights.co.uk poll shows.

Despite a year that has seen terrorism, political upheavals, hurricanes and a tsunami, Brits are remaining fervently loyal in their holiday choices, a new report from Cheapflights.co.uk shows.

The report from Cheapflights.co.uk, the UK's largest price comparison website, shows Egypt has moved up to become the third most popular winter sun destination - up from fourth place last year - despite bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh. Gran Canaria remains holidaymakers' top choice, followed by Tenerife, with Goa in fourth.

Cheapflight's report is based on the most searched-for destinations on the site during November 2005, compared with November 2004.

In the short breaks market, Prague remains top choice with New York still doggedly retaining second spot. Paris comes in third, with Amsterdam fourth.

Liz Faherty, Director of Business Development for Cheapflights.co.uk, says: "Despite a year with terrible terrorist acts at home and abroad, and unimaginable natural disasters, British tourists are staying loyal to both their holiday choices - and to their determination to take holidays.

"Their resolve, and supportive stance towards nations such as Egypt and the USA shines through in the statistics, with both destinations in the top four choices for holidays and short breaks respectively."

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About Cheapflights:

Cheapflights is the world's largest independent online travel price comparison service, operating Cheapflights.co.uk, Cheapholidaydeals.co.uk, Cheapshortbreaks.co.uk, Cheapaccommodation.com, and Cheapflights.com in the USA.

The company invented travel price search-and-compare functionality on the internet in 1996 and introduced pay per click (PPC) in 2000. Today, Cheapflights' users search through over one million travel bargains from over 700 ABTA and ATOL bonded travel companies, airlines and accommodation providers in the UK alone. Another 200 plus clients advertise on their US and global accommodation sites. Users click through to their chosen supplier's website to book or can telephone on selected deals.

Leading online measurement company Hitwise describes Cheapflights as 'the UK's favourite travel price comparison site'; reaching 4,000,000 unique users in January 2005 (source: ABCe and Company Logfiles). Additionally, Cheapflights will drive over �1 billion of travel product sales via its websites in 2005.

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