Despite the dismal weather and tight household budgets, 2013 goes to be a record year for the Staycation trend, as 65% of Britons favor to take their summer holiday at home this year. This can be a significant increase at the past two years, when 41% and 35% of Britons respectively took a domestic break. With the common trip costing Britons £399.28 this year, (£34.19 reduction from last year), this investment will boost the united kingdom tourism industry by £12 billion (up £3.3bn from last year). These findings has been revealed today in a brand new holiday index by Travelodge. The hotel chain’s fifth annual holiday report surveyed 3,000 British adults to research their summer holiday intentions and revealed that 42% of those Staycationers are taking a week’s holiday within...
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