Richard Tams, British Airways' head of UK & Ireland sales, has said: "It's not all doom and gloom for travel in the current economic climate as destinations such as Dubai and the Caribbean Islands of St Kitts and St Lucia continue to experience growth and investment, so we anticipate greater numbers of customers wanting to travel there.
"South Africa will be popular thanks to the relative strength of the pound against the rand and the upcoming British Lions tour."
"Destinations such as New York will remain firm favourites with both business and leisure travellers despite the economic downturn as savvy flyers know there are still bargains to be had and the Far East and Australasia continue to draw people looking for real adventure experiences."
British Airways has today announced its predicted top ten longhaul destinations for 2009. They are:
- Cape Town
- Johannesburg (for the British Lions tour)
- Dubai
- San Francisco
- New York
- Hong Kong
- St Kitts
- St Lucia
- Sydney
- Shanghai
