Posted on January 13, 2009 by Fiona Hilliard

There may be a worldwide recession going on but it looks as if holidays will be the last casualties and rightly so.  Hands up who doesn’t need a break from doom and gloom in the weather and in the news? 

New research out today suggests only 7% of workers will give up their summer holiday in 2009. 

According to The Co-operative Travel, 65% of customers who booked a holiday in January last year said they were still going to take a summer holiday.

Of those who plan to book a holiday, 31% said they are planning to book in January and February while 57% said they would make their booking between  March and June and the rest later in the year.