| Summer is quickly approaching and many families will | | | | decided to stay in campsites, which is particularly |
| be in the process of planning their summer holidays. | | | | popular in the South of England. Those that didn't |
| 2009 saw the rise of the 'staycation' in the UK with | | | | want to brave the elements as much and had a |
| many families choosing to go on more traditional | | | | marginally higher budget opted to rent holiday |
| holidays at home rather than abroad. Seaside resorts | | | | cottages. |
| reported an increase in visitors and UK tourism saw | | | | Holiday cottages have always been popular in the |
| an increase despite the down turn in the economy. | | | | southern counties of the UK with areas such as |
| The 'staycation' started initially with many people | | | | Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall proving to be prime |
| staying at home and travelling to local tourist | | | | locations for tourists to visit. This is likely to be down |
| attractions and beaches but this eventually spread | | | | to the wealth of local attractions in these regions. |
| out to a range of different accommodation. | | | | Hampshire has the New Forest, Devon has Exeter |
| Many tourists went on short weekend breaks, | | | | and Dartmouth, while Cornwall has become known as |
| choosing to stay in serviced apartments or hotels. | | | | the surfers paradise. |
| The majority of these travellers were couples and | | | | On the one hand the UK has a lot to offer when it |
| groups of friends out to enjoy the sights and sounds | | | | comes to having a holiday at home but when you |
| of big cities such as Bristol. There are a number of | | | | combine this with other factors it looks like the |
| these sorts of places to stay in Bristol. Families on | | | | 'staycation' is here to stay in 2010. The country is |
| the other hand were looking for longer-term | | | | slowly coming out of the economic decline but people |
| accommodation in more rural locations. | | | | still don't have a lot of money as unemployment is |
| There were two family accommodation trends that | | | | still high. This coupled with airline strikes is likely to put |
| became obvious in 2009 and this is mainly a case of | | | | off many British travellers from heading abroad this |
| budget. Those that had mobile homes or caravans | | | | summer. |