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Domestic holiday prices soar during pandemic

Destinations
Will Payne
25 August 2021

The cost of private holiday accommodation in the UK has increased by 41% on average since 2019, according to new data from Which?.

Awaze, Hoseasons' parent company, reported that bookings are up by 82% compared to 2019 for next summer and up 62% for the whole of 2022

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The consumer group said holidays to some British destinations currently cost hundreds of pounds more than trips to equivalent European destinations, even when airfare is factored in.

The cost of a seven-night break this August to a "highly rated hotel" in Italy was reportedly around a quarter of the price of a comparable holiday in the Lake District.

Seven-nights accommodation in Lake Garda cost £631, while a week-long stay for two people in Lake Windermere would cost £2,381.

Data from AirDNA also showed that UK self-catered accommodation in August 2021 costs 41% more on average than it did in 2019. This works out at roughly the equivalent of an extra £300 per week.