Turkey is top destination for summer holidays this year, according to GfK market research agency, based on vacation bookings made by  travel agencies.

Turkey as a vacation destination is winning favor among holidaymakers. For the British, German and Dutch, Turkey is the second most popular vacation destination after Spain according to market share based on sales, and is followed by Greece.

While Spain and Greece are still recording losses in comparison to the prior year, Turkey continues to show strong growth in the monitored source markets, Turkey continues to show strong growth in the monitored source markets.

The greatest increase in vacation bookings for Turkey was recorded in the UK, where this trend is connected to a significant rise in all-inclusive vacations. The market share of Turkey is an outstanding 36% among Russian holidaymakers, making it the most-booked vacation destination. In contrast, Italians and the French prefer to travel in their own country during the summer.

Egypt has also been able to bolster its position as one of the top 10 most popular vacation destinations for summer 2010. It has gained holiday-makers and market shares in England, Germany and the Netherlands. Among Russian and Italian holidaymakers, Egypt is the second favorite vacation destination.

Of the ten most popular vacation destinations in the individual tourism source markets, above-average growth was also recorded for Italy as a destination among Brits, and for the US and the Netherlands Antilles among the Dutch.