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Impact of credit crunch on ferry industry

Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008 16:33
It would seem that the dream of going abroad for this year’s summer holiday is still afloat.

Recent research has shown one in three Britons would holiday on home soil to save money during the credit crisis.

But the ferry industry claims those wanting to getaway from the UK need not worry about paying too much.

William Gibbons, director of the Passenger Shipping Association (PSA) says: "Ferries are such marvellous value that you can actually get a ferry crossing for as low as £58 return on the Dover–Calais route with your car."

But is the credit crunch hitting the ferry industry in other ways? To find out more from William Gibbons watch this video.





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