Hong Kong beats London to number 1 city break

By Tom Farley, Wed 25 Jan 2012 - Published in Travel Insurance

Hong Kong has been named as the top destination for travel insurance holders looking for a city break.

The Asian country headed the list of 100 popular cities beating off competition from the likes of Singapore, Bangkok and New York City. London was knocked off the top spot of Euromonitor International's popular city list and sat in a respectable third spot.

Whilst the English capital is still the most popular European destination it failed to claim the world prize after its volume growth for 2009/2010 stagnated at 2.6 per cent compared to Hong Kong's and Singapore's rate of 18 per cent and 16 per cent respectively.

Caroline Bremner, head of travel and tourism research at the organisation, said: "Asia is booming with increased urbanisation driving income generation and hence driving demand for outbound travel. Key Asian destinations such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand are benefiting from the growing middle classes."

Skiing holidays are becoming increasingly popular for UK holidaymakers but research by Santander found that 17 per cent of Brits took to the slopes with no prior training.

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