Weather And Road Maps Now Equally Essential For Uk Holiday Makers

The extraordinarily wet summer months have understandably resulted in a sea change in the habits of those taking holiday breaks in the UK

. While weathermen fret about the course of the Jetstream and why the climate is quite so unsettled, waterlogged Brits are wondering how to adapt to a situation where the traditional holiday months have endured unseasonably damp conditions for 2 or 3 years in a row.

In years gone by, most people booked their summer holidays in January to make sure that they secured exactly what they wanted. The arrival of the Internet and the Lastminute .com phenomenon soon started to change such habits. People realised that they were more likely to save money by deferring their bookings until much later in the year even at the risk of having to make do with an alternative destination.

People will still book well in advance if they are absolutely determined to make sure of their chosen accommodation but the majority are now firmly in the last minute booking camp hoping for a late deal. The advent of prolonged spells of wet weather has reinforced this trend because, wherever possible, people are delaying their plans until they have sight of more settled, high pressure conditions moving in to the area where they plan to stay. This, of course, has played havoc with hoteliers, holiday property rental owners and others dependent on the tourism trade.

Falling Euro could boost holidays abroad.

Now that the Pound Sterling is beginning to rise against the Euro, many Britons have an added incentive to stop holidaying in the UK and the so-called Staycation may well begin to decline in popularity.

On the face of it, the combination of bad weather and the stronger Pound could spell hard times ahead for Britains domestic tourism industry but it is easy to overlook the fact that people are enjoying many more weeks of paid holiday than ever before so that even if more Summer holidays are taken abroad, the number of breaks taken in the UK may remain relatively stable.

The corollary of the wetter summers seems to be dryer and milder months either side and this is encouraging Britons to take many more breaks in the UK out of season. People who own holiday properties in popular hotspots like Devon and Cornwall as well as other favourite tourist areas are reporting that, while the old seasonal rush for bookings during peak months like July and August is subsiding, reservations for the rest of the year are so healthy that better properties can now expect as many as 40 letting weeks a year.

The days of the good old British holiday season as we know it may well be numbered as people including many from wealthier foreign countries like Germany and the Netherlands decide that a change is as good as a rest and a few days away in a cottage by the sea or on a farm in the Spring or Autumn is still enjoyable even if there is a bit of a chill in the air.

by: Brendan Wilde

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