From Clicks to Clogs - Amsterdam tops for internet Short Breaks

Amsterdam is the UK's favoured short break destination according to Cheapflights.com's first top ten short breaks league table. New York and Dublin follow closely behind the Dutch capital for breaks booked via the site.

The league table is drawn from page impressions during July on the website's new and enhanced A-Z listing of short break destinations.

The top ten short break destinations are: 1. Amsterdam 2. New York 3. Dublin 4. Barcelona 5. Paris 6. Prague 7. Rome 8. Madrid 9. Venice 10. Florence

(Source: July 2001, www.cheapflights.com, ranking by page impressions by city.)

David Soskin, chief executive officer, www.cheapflights.com, commented: "Not surprisingly Amsterdam, always a favourite on our flights page, has come out top. What is interesting is that New York is now firmly considered by our British and Irish travellers as a short break destination. Italy is the most popular country with Rome, Venice and Florence all turning in strong performances."

Editor's Notes: www.cheapflights.com Britain's largest independent travel portal, announced its highest ever viewing figures for the month of July last week. A record 668,000 unique visitors used the travel site, a rise of 30 per cent compared to 2000 (source: Doubleclick Inc). July 2001 was the second month in which cheapflights.com achieved more than one million visits to the site.

The short breaks section offers trips of two to five days throughout Europe and to popular US destinations, including New York and Washington. A huge range of short breaks are available on the site, with providers ranging from British Airways Travel Shop, to The Destination Group and specialist companies such as Destination Portugal.