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

As stately home owners cash in on a summer of staycations, check out these palatial piles

Times are tough for stately home owners. Yes, really — for the aristos still hanging on to their ancestral homes, owning a palace is the ultimate money pit. Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed, is said to cost more than £1.1 million a year for the Earl of Carnarvon to maintain (before any repairs). … 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

Christmas coronavirus staycations: 11 homes you can rent in the UK from Scotland to the Cotswolds

Country escapes don’t come more welcoming than Ringshall Grange, a manor house near Stowmarket in Suffolk. The old rectory is Grade II listed and has just undergone a restoration project that saw the moat dredged and refilled while 1,000 trees and hedgerows, bulbs and flowers were planted in the grounds. It’s no surprise that the … 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