2010 UK Self Catering Holidays - blog.holidayparkhols.co.uk
2009 was a record year for many of the UK holiday firms as people took on board the staycation and decided to try cheaper holidays near to home. Many sceptics believe that with the bad weather over the summer months for many people one year was enough and holiday makers will be returning to the tried and tested holiday in the sun. However, research conducted has shown that this is not the case in early bookings and sales and it looks to be another year for many in the UK, reports http://blog.holidayparkhols.co.uk
Hoseasons are one of the UK’s leading self catering holiday specialists and they have recently released figures that indicate their bookings are up at 51.6% increase on the same period last year. This could be down to a number of factors and one is the popularity of the UK holiday was so great that late bookers found it hard to find holidays in the areas they were looking due to the increased demand. Another is the fact that many of the travel agents have finally twigged that it is good business sense to start promoting the UK holidays to improve their sales and turnover during this period of recession and are pushing the UK holidays.
There has been plenty of research and polls conducted over the last few months as the interest gathers and the industry waits to see if 2010 can repeat the success of 2009 for UK holidays. An interesting poll conducted by YouGov for the Sunday Times recently revealed that 54% of people that were polled said they planed to take their holiday in the UK this year and this is double the number of 26% who said they were in a summer poll.
Of course only time will really tell if the people surveyed after a long dark and potentially cold winter will think different once the flowers start to emerge in the Spring. What ever does happen as long as the UK holiday operators provide a positive experience for the holiday makers and they come away with lasting and fond memories of their holidays then more will be tempted to stay in the UK and enjoy everything these shores have to offer.
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