UK breaks – huge rise this summer

The UK short breaks industry saw a huge rise in destinations visited, and accommodation bookings from summer 2008 to summer 2009:

• Isle of Wight (407%)
• East Anglia (297%)
• Scottish Highlands (219%)
• Yorkshire Dales (102%)
• Bournemouth & Poole (90%)
• Bath (90%)
• Chilterns (62%)
• Northern Ireland (52%)
• Welsh Coast (50%)
• Oxfordshire (47%)
• Cornwall (44%)
• Edinburgh (40%)
• Lake District (40%)
• Cotswolds (40%)
• London (38%)

Despite the recession people
have remained determined to get away and have a break whether at
home in the UK or abroad.

“Either way, we’ve found that people are really making their trips away
count and enjoying the benefits of discovering or rediscovering wonderful destinations across the country.”