www.christmasmarkets.com has held its No. 1 spot in the search engine rankings for the eighth year in a row. Anyone searching for 'Christmas Markets' or related searches will find the site at the top of the list. It's a good thing, because more people than ever are considering taking a trip to one of the thousands of markets about to take place across Europe.

Visitors can obtain valuable advance information about the various markets, and associated activities nearby in the UK, Germany, France, the rest of Europe and even the USA.

2013 saw an exponential increase in visitors to ChristmasMarkets.com, with numbers peaking during the month of November when a massive 1,169,804 visitors were attracted to the site. August 2014 attracted 144,455 visitors compared with 109,226 visitors in August 2013, an approximate 32% increase. Maintaining this trend will mean that the website is on target to achieve over 1.5 million visitors in November 2014.

ChristmasMarkets.com lists over 450 markets located in the UK, Europe and North America and is extremely user-friendly; allowing the visitor to safely and securely book competitively-priced hotel accommodation on-line in the city or town of the Christmas Market they have chosen to visit. Their browsing experience is further enriched by an informative news page, where information is published on editorial merit and is not influenced by advertisers.

Users can also book a short break package through the website's ATOL and ABTA bonded partners such as Leger Holidays, Newmarket Travel, Omega Holidays, Inghams, SuperBreak, Great Rail Journeys and Rail Discoveries. “The demand for tours, hotels and Christmas Breaks to the various Christmas Markets featured on our site is increasing year on year and there is every reason to expect further interest in 2014 given the on-going developments at Christmasmarkets.com and the improvement in the economy,” explains Donna Kingsley, Sales Director.

Continuing, “With effect from September, visitors to www.christmasmarkets.com who have registered their email addresses will receive regular Newsletters full of useful information. September's newsletter focuses on German Christmas Markets. In early and late October, there will be two newsletters concentrating on Traditional European Markets and Best Christmas Markets for Mini Breaks. November focuses on The Best of British – Featuring UK Christmas Markets and early December on Late Availability Breaks.”

All visitors to the website are invited to keep updated on the year's Christmas Markets by 'liking' ChristmasMarkets.com on Facebook, 'following' them on Twitter or on Pinterest to enter regular competitions that include a chance to win one of ten National Trust family tickets, a coach trip to a European Christmas Market or a Luxury Hotel Christmas Market break.

Media and journalists are invited to access the media section of the website to obtain images for use in their articles. The Christmas Markets team can also field telephone enquiries and will help in providing any additional information required.

Publishers producing articles on Christmas Markets for 2014 are requested to mention the web address www.christmasmarkets.com and suggest that their readers access the site so they can make an informed choice regarding the Christmas Market they intend to visit during 2014.

Official website: http://www.christmasmarkets.com

Contact:

Ian Jones

+44 (0) 207 193 9404

ian@christmasmarkets.com