Staycation still popular

Holidaymakers are spurning the lures of overseas holidays and staying at home, as the staycation is still popular among travellers. The slump in foreign holidays is being blamed on increased caution being shown when selecting a holiday.

Travellers are more conscious after the ash cloud debacle which left thousands of holidaymakers stranded abroad and also ruined many holidays. Another reason is there seems to be a travel firm going bust literally every month, again ruining countless holidays.

Holidaymakers are seeing staying in the UK as a safe bet, at least until going abroad seems less traumatic. Figure released by the Office of National Statistics showed an 8% drop in holidaymakers travelling abroad in the 7 months leading up to August.

Vacationers coming to the UK have also dropped while business trips have increased slightly, trips to see relatives and pleasure trips have decreased to give the overall figure a 2% drop.