| Re: Britons booking 'later, closer, shorter' UK breaks Posted by grahame at 21:59, 8th August 2025 |     |
My own poll - so perhaps I should stay quiet a little longer so as not to influence any voters ... but I voted "yes" - lots of quite short term bookings because I'm retired, and can without having to book breaks in course schedules any longer. BUT some are booked way ahead / the occasional cruise for example - Summer 2026 already planned and cabin reserved.
| Re: Britons booking 'later, closer, shorter' UK breaks Posted by Surrey 455 at 20:16, 8th August 2025 | |
I voted No, no different. All my breaks are outside of the UK. My summer holiday is normally booked about 3 or 4 days before departure whilst my city breaks are normally booked about 7 - 8 weeks before.
| Britons booking 'later, closer, shorter' UK breaks Posted by grahame at 07:47, 8th August 2025 | |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c939gx4gqwpo
UK holidaymakers are leaving it later to book shorter stays closer to home, travel firms are reporting.
The trend is down to people trying to save money while making the most of hot weather, some of the UK's biggest holiday companies have told the BBC.
Booking.com says the number of people searching their site in July for a UK trip in the next six weeks was up 28% on last year, while AirBnB says more Brits are "embracing spontaneous getaways close to home".
Pitchup.com, which advertises around 3,000 UK campsites, says a quarter of this year's bookings were made with just two days notice.
Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 23,000 properties across the UK, say their the gap between booking and travel has fallen by 8% this year.
Airbnb added "all signs point to a summer where guests are again choosing quieter, affordable places".
The trend is down to people trying to save money while making the most of hot weather, some of the UK's biggest holiday companies have told the BBC.
Booking.com says the number of people searching their site in July for a UK trip in the next six weeks was up 28% on last year, while AirBnB says more Brits are "embracing spontaneous getaways close to home".
Pitchup.com, which advertises around 3,000 UK campsites, says a quarter of this year's bookings were made with just two days notice.
Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 23,000 properties across the UK, say their the gap between booking and travel has fallen by 8% this year.
Airbnb added "all signs point to a summer where guests are again choosing quieter, affordable places".
