Uncertain half-term for UK holidays but bookings surge for 2021

Holidaymakers looking to stay in the UK next summer have been urged to book quickly as demand for cottages, campsites and glamping soars

Exactly six months after the UK went into lockdown, causing mass holiday cancellations, accommodation owners are grappling with another round of lost bookings. The sudden introduction of the rule of six in England two weeks ago led to around 40% of self-catering bookings between now and Christmas being cancelled, according to the chair of the Professional Association of Self-Caterers, Alistair Handyside.

“The word ‘rollercoaster’ has never been more apt,” Handyside said.