It is hardly surprising, as the pound slides closer to parity with the
Euro and who knows may be worth less than a Euro come the New Year,
that travel agents are reporting an increase in domestic holiday
bookings.
It has been predicted that the number of families choosing to take
their annual summer break in Britain next year could increase by at
least a million with some operators already reporting a 15% increase in
bookings over 2008. This comes on top of the recent Times survey that
indicated that a third of people polled said that they were switching
plans from a holiday abroad to a holiday in Britain.
A reason given is that they might have one holiday break in the UK
where they can manage their budget more easily than they can abroad.
This trend is set to rise in 2009. The same rules though apply to
holidays in the UK as they do elsewhere so do make sure you are
properly covered in case of emergencies. ,
insurers do require you to have proof of booked accommodation for a
minimum stay of normally 2 nights away for the policy to be in force so
the Sunday â??trip outâ?? is definitely outside this definition.
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