Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Staycations on the rise...
Families are set to splash out £54bn on holidays this year fuelled by a boom in staycations.
Spending on home-based trips is expected to hit £15.7bn – 9% higher than in 2019. Holidays abroad are expected to reach £38.2bn, 12% short of the 2019 figure of £43.3bn.
Almost three-quarters of those polled said scenes of long queues at airports have put them off flying until the problems ease.
And eight in 10 said they were likely to have a staycation in the next two years.
More than half said they could not afford to spend as much on travel as before the pandemic.
A third were worried Covidrelated disruption could ruin holiday plans.
Paul Davies, Mintel category director of travel, leisure and food service, said: “Inflation – including the cost of travel and car hire – together with airport disruptions and the ongoing uncertainty regarding Covid-19 are some of the challenges holidaymakers are having to deal with at present.
“The rising cost of living will force holidaymakers to prioritise expenditure carefully. Short overseas trips and city breaks will take longer to recover as Brits prioritise their main holiday, while lower-cost staycations and camping breaks will perform strongly.”