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The £2-a-night holiday: OCR case study revision

Jim Riley

20th June 2009

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As Monday’s case study is all about tourism, this article is perfect for revision as it shows factors that affect demand for foreign holidays. Travel firms are being forced to slash the price of their on peak holidays due to a weak pound coupled with MET office predictions of a hot UK summer. Click read more for a GCSE style question to go with the article.

With the help of a supply and demand diagram, explain one factor from the article that could affect the price and quantity demanded of foreign holidays. (4 marks)

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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