Holiday

TRAVEL TRENDS

Staycations increase as overseas safety fears rise

19-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham

The number of short breaks Brits intend to take within the UK is set to increase this year as worries about personal safety overseas curb appetites for holidays abroad. 

Staycations to boost UK economy by £15bn

11-Jun-2014 By Melodie Michel

Domestic tourism could give the UK’s economy a £15bn boost in 2014, as the number of Britons taking a holiday at home has more than doubled in three years.

Happy Easter: Top 20 staycation destinations revealed

10-Apr-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Hospitality businesses across the UK are set to benefit from a £2bn boost to the economy as British parents will fork out an average of £478.25 over the Easter holiday.

Increase in Brits holidaying at home in 2012 could raise extra £1.5bn for industry

12-Jun-2012 By Emma Eversham

The number of Brits who plan to spend their summer holidays on home soil has risen 6 per cent this year with the continuing staycation trend set to raise an extra £1.5bn for the industry. 

“Excellent” British holidays are boosting domestic tourism

10-Nov-2010 By Becky Paskin

"Excellent" holiday experiences and concerns over job security will help boost the popularity of the staycation in the future, VisitEngland has said