New research predicts a record year for British breaks with more people than ever planning to holiday at home this year. According to Sykes Holiday Cottages’ annual Staycation Index, 77 per cent of Britons will holiday at home during 2022 because of cancelled flights and airport chaos - a rise of two percent on the previous year.
The holiday cottage rental agency has also seen summer bookings to its 22,000 properties increase by 26 per cent during the past four weeks, compared with the same period last year. Bookings made to date this year for travel throughout 2022 are up by 30 per cent year-on-year.
Polzeath and Rock in Cornwall and Hurst Green in Lancashire are the fastest-growing destinations for bookings this summer. When it comes to the most popular regions overall, North Wales has remained in the top spot for the second year in a row, with Cornwall and the Lake District in second and third respectively.
