Credit crunch fails to bite into holiday dreams

MORE Irish people are taking holidays outside the eurozone because of the strengthening euro, the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) revealed yesterday.

Holidaymakers are also taking longer to nail down their dream holiday with a deposit, said ITAA chief executive Simon Nugent.

Despite the recession , however, 50,000 people are still expected to explore the thousands of holidays in more than 80 countries that are on offer under one roof.