We've just got over most of the Covid travel restrictions but now industrial actions and staffing problems are causing chaos at UK airports. So it's no surprise that more than half of holiday-loving families are planning on staying at home this summer.
Two years of Covid travel rules have already sparked a boom in domestic breaks and it seems that we have acquired a taste for the 'staycation' but a lot of the country's most popular destinations are buckling under the strain. According to Which?, staycations had started to gain in popularity before the pandemic as foreign travel became less appealing due to Brexit and the weakening pound. Travellers were also becoming more conscious of their carbon footprint and its impact on the planet, fuelling a desire to holiday closer to home.
Then we have had a few unusually hot summers which contributed to the pre-2020 mini boom. Then came the pandemic, with international flights down 94% in the first quarter of last year compared with the previous year. Now, just as rules are easing, airport queues and wide-scale flight disruption are again making people anxious about venturing abroad. Problems with passport application delivery times are also adding to the uncertainty.
