by Holly Tribe
A survey commissioned by caravan site company Park Resorts has discovered which of the country’s towns and cities are most likely to be home to ‘staycationers’.
Three of Yorkshire’s major cities topped the list with staycationers becoming at least twice as likely to holiday in the UK compared to five years ago. The biggest growth was in Hull with an increase of 173%, followed by 132% in Leeds and by almost 125% in Wakefield.
The survey was based on 700,000 holidays taken between 2006 and 2010, and overall analysis confirmed the number of holidays taken by Britons in Britain has increased by almost 37% in the five year period.
Park Resorts marketing director Andy Edge explained: “Our staycation index shows that in certain parts of the UK, domestic holidays have massively grown in popularity over the last five years.”
Mr Edge explained he was confident the upward trend for staycationing would continue in the coming years: “Many people have opted for a UK holiday in the first instance in order to save money. However, our experience has shown that once they have rediscovered the delights of a British holiday, they rebook the following year, which is obviously great news for the domestic tourism industry.”
Conversely, Londoners were found to be the least likely to holiday in the UK, with the slowest growth in the same 2006-10 period of just 1.69%.
Park Resorts is the country’s second largest holiday park operator, with 39 sites across the country providing services for both static and touring caravans. Click here for more information on Park Resorts.
