With a roadmap for easing lockdown now revealed, new research reveals that the Isle of Wight is among the top destinations Brits are most itching to visit once domestic travel returns.
The results have come following a study of recent online searches for over 400 top UK holiday destinations, which show where holidaymakers are most pining to visit once lockdown restrictions have been lifted throughout April, May and June.
Poignantly, no city destinations made the top 10 in the study indicating that most holidaymakers are planning a countryside break when lockdown ends.
The research, conducted by Cofton Holidays, has also revealed some regional disparities in where Brits are looking to staycation this year. Liverpudlians and Geordies are looking to sun themselves in Jersey, whereas southerners in Brighton and Southampton are instead looking ahead to Isle of Wight breaks.
With holidays abroad not yet back to normal and no specific date on when the current lockdown will end, 84% of Brits are again looking to ‘staycation’ instead of a holiday abroad this year.
| Top 10 Most Searched For Holiday Destinations Online | ||
|
Rank |
Destination | UK Searches |
|
1. |
Cornwall  |
9900 |
| 2. |
Jersey |
6600 |
|
3. |
Newmarket |
5400 |
|
4. |
St Ives |
5400 |
|
b |
Isle of Wight |
4400 |
|
6. |
Lake District |
3600 |
|
7. |
Devon |
2400 |
|
8. |
Grantown-on-Spey |
1900 |
|
9. |
New Forest |
1600 |
| 10. | Newquay |
1300 |
Wonderful, another lockdown cometh !!
This is great news. The money it will bring for local businesses will go a long way.
Great for business, but not everyone would have had the vaccine by then, so hope it doesn’t lead into another awful Lockdown as before. From Tier 1 to Tier 4. Anxious times.
A much needed lifeline for so many businesses. Hopeful for a great summer.
Open the Isle of Wight and they shall come amongst us. Bringers of disease, illness and suffering.
The island and by the island I really mean, ferries, council and tourist board, for gods sake, what does it take for them all the learn that going from tier 1 to tier 4 before Christmas, was no-ones fault except there’s. Local people knew we would get more cases if things weren’t tightened up, but as always cash before lives yet again.
Your can change the words, but “STAYCATION” or “HOLIDAY” they mean the same thing.
What a joyous soul you are!
Tier 1 to Tier 4 Christmas is completely different to the this summer. The Islanders were as much to blame going Christmas shopping in tier 4 areas as the few coming to tier 1 from 4. People keep blaming everyone else, the ferries, the Council, the Government etc. But, the Islander were as much to blame and the Islanders also brought back the virus and spread it.
The packed beaches in Bournemouth has been scientifically proven not to have spiked cases or increased the cases. Christmas, everyone was indoors because it was cold. Cases across the whole of the UK decreased over the summer months because people are mostly outside.
If you don’t like it, move. The island is and has always been a holiday destination. Get over it!
How exciting (NOT).
Look forward to that.
Reminds me of Christmas numbers rocket again!
If you don’t like it, move. The island is and has always been a holiday destination. Get over it!
Families and people come for beaches the largest being Sandown bay, sadly the esplanade the revetment the whole of the Sandown seafront and town are neglected by the Island council and there puppets in the respective town halls, the lack of investment by the council in the beaches and sea front areas in Shanklin and Sandown will put an end to any chance of returning to the bays former glory…. Drive down a street of beautiful houses with one burnt out neglected house, overgrown garden filled with rubble which one will you remember….
I visited last September, staying In Shanklin. I have fond memories of Sandown and on my return there last year after not being to the Island for some 4 yrs, I was devastated at how the seafront properties had been left to go to rack and ruin.Ive been coming to the Island for nearly 20yrs, and feel that a lot of blame must lie with the Council in allowing it to become as dilapidated as it was. This does nothing for the vision of a holiday resort that most people expect.
This is so true, but what the Isle of Wight council and our local councilor’s dont grasp is the island is all of it,. If your buying apples do you take the bruised one , I think not…. Sandown the neglected bruise on a near perfect apple which ultimately will get the whole island discarded as a destination of choice …..
It is amazing we are still in the top ten, with the ferry operators discouraging travel to the Island with their high prices, and the council deterring tourism by raising parking costs and closing many of the public conveniences.
Looking at the ferry prices, many Islanders will be staycationing as well.
Get over this ferry price obsession.. When push comes to shove holidaymakers from mainland DON’T CARE about ferry prices; An Airbnb across road from me charges thousands of pounds a week in peak season per week, do you think people coming care a jot about a hundred or so quid even two hundred for ferry.. If mainlanders were so obsessed with the ferry prices then the ferries would be half full or empty in summer crossings when prices are highest; don’t think they are!! It’s an iow pastime to gripe about the ferry fares along with 1001 other things..
At this rate, we wont have many tourist attractions left,just 1big housing estate, nice beaches but would you pay ferry prices just for beaches
Answer to your last question, in short, no, especially as there’s over 7000 mile coastline to be enjoyed without the extra cost and hassle.
Absolutely brilliant… Everybody is welcome the island is open! Be great to see all the different faces hopefully the scooters will be here for August bank holiday to.. .. Fun fun fun!
Time to get the Island smartened up!