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Sarah Slattery

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
592 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

the Google search is up 50% for Caribbean holiday searches compared to this time last year.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

So it's definitely kind of, I suppose, a direct comparison.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

But when you think that Dubai alone had 20 million visitors last year, Abu Dhabi 26 million, that's people staying over, not just passing through.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

All those people are looking to go somewhere else, where they would normally go.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

So it is obviously driving a lot of prices up for tourists.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

Yeah, well, I was having a look now.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

Basically, I suppose the summertime, the best time to go to the Caribbean is the winter.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

So I just priced it from November.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

And you could get a really nice, the SoCo House.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

It's a lovely, all-inclusive property.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

It's kind of boutique, adult-only hotel.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

ยฃ17.99, including your flights and all your meals, drinks and everything for the week.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

And it's not just, you know, a lot of people think St.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

Lucia's.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

which it is, but there's also plenty to do there.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

There's quite a lot of adventure.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

There's the world's only drive-in volcano.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

So lots of kind of rainforests where you can do ziplining and kind of jungle trekking and hiking and all that sort of stuff.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

Plus, it's got a good kind of food scene as well, a bit of a mix of French and British heritage.

The Last Word with Matt Cooper
The Last Word On Travel: Long Haul Destinations That Avoid The Middle East

So plenty to do in St.