Britons holiday at home due to terror threats
The tourism industry of the UK has experienced a significant boost due to a 25% increase in the amount of bookings and inquiries from Britons concerned about terrorism abroad. Bookings have reached a all-time high, with 7.3 million people choosing to stay at home; while places such as Egypt, Turkey and Paris have all seen a decline in bookings after recently suffering from multiple terrorist attacks.

Jetting off to a sunnier climate was once the dream for almost everyone’s summer holiday.

But it appears that fears over terrorist attacks and the low price for the pound are now leading people to choose a holiday at home instead.

The huge increase in staycations will provide the British economy with a welcome boost.

The UK’s tourism industry have reported that they have seen a 25 per cent increase in the number of bookings and inquiries from holidaymakers looking to plan a British getaway.

Booming: Growing number of Britons are opting for staycations, with East Anglia's resorts, such as Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk, pictured, seeing an increase in bookings of up to 25%

According to the latest figures, a record-breaking 7.3 million people have opted for a staycation so far this year.

Bookings for Egypt, Turkey, Brussels and Paris have all been in decline after suffering a number of recent terrorist attacks.

Justin Urquhart Stewart, economist and director at Seven Investment Management, told The Telegraph: ‘More people holidaying in the UK will hugely boost our economy at a time when we greatly need it.

‘Families spend around 20 per cent of their net incomes on holidays so the impact will be disproportionately large. As demand rises, prices of UK Airbnb and hotel rooms will increase very quickly too, however.’

Since the start of the year, 10 per cent more people have chosen to holiday in Britain compared to the same period last year, according to the official tourist board, Visit England.

The Telegraph also reported that Visit East Anglia had announced that bookings had risen by around 25 per cent in areas such as Norfolk, while Yorkshire agencies also reported a sharp increase in interest.

After Britain’s vote to leave the EU on June 23, the value of the pound has fallen by around 10 per cent, resulting in option of foreign vacations becoming increasingly more expensive for British holidaymakers.

Dramatic fall: The number of people visiting Turkey has gone down by 28% over the previous year.

Figures from TravelSupermarket found that for a family of four traveling inside the EU, the average holiday now costs an average of £245 more than it did four weeks ago.

The number of holidays in areas that have suffered recent terror attacks has fallen dramatically.

Since a passenger plane was downed in Egypt in October 2015, the number of holidays to the country have halved.

The number of people arriving in Turkey has also fallen to 1.75million in April, down by 28 per cent on the previous year, while in the first three months of this year, the number of people using the Eurostar fell by 100,000 following attacks in Paris and Brussels.