Post-Brexit anxiety leads to surge in ‘staycation’

Saturday, February 3, 2018

According to tourism experts British holidaymakers are being “more cautious” with their money and are opting for a getaway nearer home.

There is a surge in UK holidays among Britons after the post-Brexit anxiety, the staycation trend is becoming a sustained feature as bookings might make 2018 a bumper year for domestic tourism and industry.

Sheila Malone of Lancaster University, tourism and marketing expert said that said there had been a noticeable movement in trends following the Brexit referendum which is triggering a different kind of consumer sentiment in terms of spending.

Some are little bit more cautious and looking for a bit more security in how they are spending their money, a shift in the tourism landscape is being observed driven by the nervousness and anxiousness around Brexit.

Visit Britain stated that in 2017 there was another 4% rise in holiday trips taken by Brits in England topping an 11% increase in domestic overnight trips in the 10 years since 2006.

Butlins said that bookings were up 7.5% on this time last year identified as a post-Brexit sense of nostalgia.

Andrew French, Butlins communications director said that there was a  of sentimental attachment to the British seaside so guests who come and want to tell their families about the holidays  had by the seaside skimming stones, walking along the beach or going to the fair.

Early indications for 2018 were positive with a 10% increase across its 106 campsites compared to last year according to Caravanning and Camping Club.

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