According to new research1, foreign holidays are off the cards for most Brits this year, with only 13% saying they would be happy to travel overseas.
Currently, COVID restrictions prohibit foreign holidays and, travellers returning to the UK are required to quarantine. Government plans and timing for overseas holidays have yet to be finalised, while they await the ban on leisure travel to be lifted, two thirds of UK adults are planning a staycation.
The research, commissioned by GoCompare Travel Insurance found that hotels and B&Bs (25%) and self-catering accommodation (21%) topped the list of UK holidays planned for 2021.
Other types of staycations include staying with friends (17%), while 13% are planning to holiday in a caravan, motorhome or campervan in UK. One in ten will go camping, 9% are planning a break in an Airbnb or similar accommodation and 7% are hoping to stay at a theme park.
When asked about their holiday plans for this year, just shy of a quarter (23%) said Covid was the reason that they will holiday in the UK, with 31% saying they are worried about traveling abroad because of the virus.
Concerns about possible delays or COVID quarantine requirements for foreign travel were front of mind for 30% of respondents. One in ten said they were planning a staycation because they can’t afford to go abroad this year, while 16% will holiday in the UK because they prefer it to going overseas.
