Holidaymakers are expected to spend an astonishing £62 billion on staycations this year

Holidaymakers are expected to spend an astonishing £62 billion on staycations this year as hotels, cottages, campsites and caravans are booked up months in advance New study shows that four out of five Britons are planning a staycation in 2021 Economists estimate families have saved an extra £170 billion in lockdown  Some hotel providers have … Read more

Holidaymakers are expected to spend an astonishing £62 billion on staycations this year

Holidaymakers are expected to spend an astonishing £62 billion on staycations this year as hotels, cottages, campsites and caravans are booked up months in advance New study shows that four out of five Britons are planning a staycation in 2021 Economists estimate families have saved an extra £170 billion in lockdown  Some hotel providers have … Read more

Record numbers of Britons are buying motorhomes for staycations, leading to a shortage 

We’re running out of motorhomes: Record numbers of Britons are buying the vehicles for staycations, leading to a shortage One dealer had 20 enquiries a week before the pandemic – now it’s 500 a day  Caravan and Motorhome Club said record number joined last month  The National Caravan Council says there are 225,000 motorhomes in … Read more

Demand for beach huts rockets by 260% in six months with hundreds of Britons planning ‘staycations’

Beach huts have soared in demand as Britons look to holiday at home for a second year amid concerns foreign trips will be banned. Prices to buy and rent the wooden shacks have rocketed despite most having few utilities and mainly being used for storage. Property website OnTheMarket found estate agents have seen searches surge … Read more

Covid UK: Not a single outbreak linked to Scotland ‘staycations’ last summer

Professor Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh Britons from other parts of the UK who holidayed in rural Scotland last year did not cause any coronavirus outbreaks, a top Government scientist claimed today. Professor Mark Woolhouse, an infectious disease expert at Edinburgh University, said that, despite being ‘very busy, … Read more

Staycations: The places that Britons want to visit this summer, from Cornwall to the Lake District

Cornwall – brace yourself. The places Britons are most desperate to visit once No10 lifts the lockdown have been revealed, and Cornwall is top of the pile. The ranking has been compiled by Big 7 Travel, which took suggestions from its team of travel experts and its 409,000 Instagram followers on the best destinations for … Read more

Shops to reopen, children OK to see grandparents and even self-catering staycations all in WEEKS

There could be light at the end of the tunnel as ministers discuss plans to allow for shops to re-open, families to be re-united and self-catering staycations to be given the go ahead if Covid-19 infection rates continue to plummet amid the vaccine rollout. Plans to ease lockdown were boosted yesterday by figures showing the … Read more

Staycations UK: Center Parcs, Haven and Butlins rocket in price for Easter

British families planning an Easter staycation are facing soaring prices of rental cottages with some coming in at three times higher than a fortnight earlier. Center Parcs, Haven and Butlins have all hiked their prices for Easter as they plan to reopen in March despite concerns that the national lockdown will still be in place. … Read more

This Morning’s Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson to discover the quirkiest UK staycations

This Morning’s Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson to go head to head as they discover the quirkiest UK staycations… after talking ‘every day’ during lockdown By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 00:01 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 22 September 2020 Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson will go head to head this autumn … Read more

Halfords enjoys a roofbox-led recovery as staycations lift sales in August

Halfords enjoys a roofbox-led recovery as surging popularity of staycations lifts its motoring sales but the retailer warns of tough times ahead still The Covid-19 lockdown led to more Britons buying cycles and taking bike trips CEO Graham Stapleton said Halfords ‘delivered a strong trading performance’ Like-for-like sales in the firm’s motoring business fell by … Read more