Demand for UK holidays has skyrocketed this week, as England enters phase two of the roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions.
Following the reopening of self-catered accommodation, campsites, and beer gardens on Monday, April 12, parts of Britain are close to fully booked.
A report by the Rest Easy Group confirmed 98 percent of properties in Cornwall across its platforms are booked this week – with Devon and Yorkshire also close to full capacity.
“Only 3 percent of properties in Devon are now available to book, followed by 5 percent in Yorkshire and 2 percent in Cornwall,” said Matt Fox, CEO of Rest Easy Group, which is a marketplace for UK holiday rentals.
Calendars are also brimming with bookings in other popular destinations, as the future of international holidays remains uncertain.
“We are still seeing the staycation market boom, with both Silverlake, Dorset, and Lower Mill Estate, Cotswolds, fully booked today [Monday] and at 90 percent capacity next weekend. We expect to see this increase in demand continue long into summer whilst international travel is still uncertain,” said Red Paxton, director at Habitat Escapes, which offers lakeside self-catering properties in The Cotswolds and Dorset.
Popular destinations in Scotland are primed for a booking surge, as Nicola Sturgeon confirms restrictions on cross-border travel between Scotland and other parts of the UK will be lifted on April 26, when self-catering accommodation will also be allowed to reopen.
A report by Tripadvisor found that Kinloch Rannoch, a popular holiday village in Perth and Kinross, is the most popular destination for staycation planning an escape for the early May Bank holiday, having seen the biggest month-on-month increase in searches.
