UK holiday boom predicted
The weak state of the pound could lead to British holiday makers choosing to take more holidays in the UK this year a tourism chief has suggested. The VisitBritain chairman believes that tourism is one of the few industries that could show growth during the current recession and highlighting that by 2018 the industry could be worth as much as £133 billion (currently it is around £114 billion).
It certainly seems true that athough the recession is receiving daily coverage in the news media, holidays appear to be the last thing that people are currently prepared to sacrifice. Bookings for UK holidays ranging from B&B and guest house accommodation to self catering, boat holidays and holiday parks have all been experiencing a very positive start to the year.