Cities throughout Eastern Europe have seen a big jump in car hire bookings ahead of Valentine’s Day 2012 as Brits look to get themselves a value for money romantic break this year. The news comes from online car hire bookings specialist eRentals.co.uk.

The eRentals.co.uk website has taken more bookings than ever for unusual destinations throughout Eastern Europe, such as Sofia in Bulgaria, Prague in the Czech Republic, Bratislava in Slovakia and Krakow in Poland. These destinations according to eRentals.co.uk are more popular this year as Brits look to source the best value possible for a Valentine’s Day break.

Briony Fairbairn, spokesperson for eRentals.co.uk, comments: “France is popular as ever with romantic Brits this year but there’s been a surge in demand for places in Eastern Europe too. Cheap air fares and the availability of good value hotels throughout that region have made it more attractive to UK tourists this Valentine’s Day.”

“There is also demand for car hire in Eastern European ski resorts as people look to get away for a romantic ski break too.”

Consumers can log on to eRentals.co.uk right now and find car hire deals available such as three days’ rental from Sofia airport for £20, Krakow airport for £40 and Budapest airport from £40. eRentals.co.uk also reports additional demand for car hire deals in Faro, Malta and Bordeaux ahead of Valentine’s Day.

Briony continued: “People are definitely taking Valentine’s Day trips to different places this year, and we can help them to get more for their money while there with some great value deals.”

eRentals.co.uk is a specialist car hire company, providing cheap car hire in over 12,000 locations around the World. Committed to finding its customers the best prices, eRentals.co.uk offers a quick and easy search of the latest offers, including Sicily car hire and car hire Sardinia deals.

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