To ask what your holiday plans are this year

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DH and I own a restaurant and accommodation in a touristy area in the UK. Obviously, the last few years have been a rollercoaster financially and emotionally and we're considering whether DH or I go back to a previous career to guarantee an income - this would involve some commuting and overnight stays so would be a big upheaval.

It's really hard to know what business will be like this year - I know lots of people will be desperate to get abroad for the first time in a few years, I now don't know what to expect with rising electricity and fuel costs and interest rate and rent rises not to mention the situation in the Ukraine. Our own costs are rising massively, all suppliers are raising their prices and minimum wage is going up by 6.6%. We're going to have to increase all our prices just to cover the increases.

So - does any of that change your holiday plans this year - whether you go abroad, holiday in the UK, a mix of both or don't go away at all?
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@Lockheart
Most of our costs don't have VAT - food bought from wholesalers doesn't but we have to charge it on what we sell. A lot of smaller suppliers like the laundry and cleaning company we use for accommodation deliberately stay under the £85k threshold so they don't have to register. It's crap as it stops small businesses expanding, it wouldn't be so bad if it was tapered but they're better off turning over £84k than they are turning over £100k.

We’ve got a week in Kent booked for May and another week in The New Forest. We plan to eat out 3/4 times each and have takeaways the other days. We have a dog so have holidays in UK 3 hours from home. Prices are already rising, National Trust cafe yesterday, 2 cornish pasties, 2 coffees, 1 cake £19. I think families are really going to find eating out on holiday very expensive and wouldn’t be surprised if going aboard will be a cheaper option.

We’ve got canaries in may and Florida in august plus currently a weekend in uk booked. But we’re probably not your target market as the only time we’ve really holidayed in the uk was the first year of pandemic and whilst pregnant.

I think a lot of people are holding off to decide this year from talking to clients and colleagues

We have 3 overseas booked and 2 weeks in the uk for the summer. Loved our uk holidays for the last 2 years and will def be doing at least one a year going forward xx

We are still staying in this country this year. We have one camping trip booked but we will do more.

We have already booked in Cornwall, and a couple of weekends in UK. I am going to Amsterdam in January but that is to a gig of a band I love.

Going abroad ... British hotels charge far more for the facilities they offer but mostly it's a combination of the weather and that we have been to most U.K. destinations (I'm fortunate) and I prefer to go somewhere different each time. I'm off to Italy and the USA

Have had a few cottage holidays with family over last couple of years. UK is lively but you don't get guaranteed sunshine which I am craving at the moment as it's almost 3 years since I holidayed abroad. I like waking up and going out for the day without any real thought about how the weather will be. Last year it rained the while week. We got out and about but keeping cheerful with 4 adults two kids and two dogs out in the rain mist days can be hard

My passport has just arrived and I can't wait for a bit if sun. Won't be doing long haul at the moment

We will still do a few days away in the UK a couple of times as well. Either hotels or cottages. One big advantage of a UK break is taking our dog with us. Usually country breaks with long walks so accommodation will he where dogs are allowed. We like really good cottages and are prepared to pay too price and extra for dog.

Excuse typos. 😮😁

Greece - May
Blackpool - August

The Greek trip is an exception tough, we generally can't afford holidays abroad. It'll be a UK holiday next year, if we can afford anything at all with the rising cost of living.

We’ve booked a lodge and hot tub at Easter, mainly because we can’t be bothered with the worry do covid abroad and the hassle with admin. But it’s costing so much money compared with pre-covid it’s ridiculous. We’re going at Easter because summer is even more ridiculous. Price wise you may as well go abroad!

Budapest at Easter (delayed since 2020), Porto for a long weekend with friends, long weekend in Menorca and a week at Caswell Bay in South Wales.
We usually eat in during UK breaks and will buy more luxurious foods than usual. UK restaurants tend to be higher priced with quality too unreliable compared to those abroad.

Northumberland in June
Spain in august
Camping in wales at Easter
We always do one U.K. trip each year. I think next year we will not go abroad due to finances. We are spending quite a lot on hols this year.

Loudsnoringdog and Disneymillie
Great destinations - I am envious.

No holidays planned this year. Not enough time to save, seeing as we are already in March.

UK
£1600 for 4 nights at Centerparcs, £900 for 4 nights Butlins!

Abroad
At least £3000 for a week in Europe, self catering.

During summer holidays we have a week camping in Cornwall followed by a week in a holiday home in Devon.
I am going to Spain for a few days with girlfriends and hopefully to Krakow later in the year with my eldest DC.
DH and I also planning to take DC to Rome for a few days to stay with friends. Flight prices have gone a bit crazy.
We never go abroad in the summer holidays as it's just too hot for me - I don't really like it above 25° so if we go abroad we tend to go either April/May or in October.

Going to stay in the UK this yr, did it through covid & enjoyed the fact it was less stress with young dc.

I'm also anxious about inflation & tax rises & fallout of that so don't want to spend too much.

We're doing 4 nights in ibiza in June and a week in Tenerife in Oct. We have already done a couple of nights in Ireland this year and will do a couple more long weekend in the UK. We always eat out when on holiday whether in UK or overseas otherwise it just doesn't feel like a holiday to me, but I definitely agree that in Spain it feels like much better value for money. I think that's probably more to do with tax on alcohol etc in the UK?

Camping and caravanning in the UK. We mainly picnic and barbecue, with occasional fish and chips or pub meal. Eating out is so expensive for a family of five.

We normally do UK self catering holidays - we like areas with lots of 'heritage' things to visit. We would usually eat out maybe half the week and cook the other half. We've nothing planned so far this year mainly because we have a range of family issues (both sets of parents with serious health issues) and we're just living week to week trying to deal with what's happening as well as fit in schoolwork, our own work etc. Plus I have developed anxiety and am struggling to be in crowded places.

So we wish you all the best because I really do want to get back to wandering round cathedrals , going for coffee and exploring new shops, but we've no plans to do it just now. If things are better later in the year we might.

France, somewhere to relax.
We have 'made do' in UK but hotels are a bit expensive and few staff are trained properly. As a treat we booked 2 nights in Torquay 4* hotel £170 per night, dinner extra. Couldn't be arsed to provide a porter to carry bags to room. Give you the keycard point to the lifts and say "there you go". Amateurs!
Cheaper hotels, the managers seem to have drooling Labradors, yuckh!

Didn't start with rant in mind. Sorry.

We were in the New Forest for half term, have Dorset for Easter & looking at Wales for Summer.

I've booked some time off work in May and in September but will only decide where to go nearer the time.

To be honest, I'll probably stick to the UK and just pick somewhere the weather forecast looks semi decent. I'd like to go abroad in theory but it seems like a faff. I read a thread the other day about how early people get to the airport and it reminded me of the ballache of international travel and I think you can have a perfectly nice time in the UK.

Were staying in the UK. We have a caravan we purchased last year and have lots of trips booked

I live on the south coast so don’t holiday in the uk. I am going to Croatia in July but only because it was booked and paid for to go last July. We couldn’t cancel and get our money back but they did a free transfer to this year instead. Had this not been done then I wouldn’t be going anywhere as with rising costs I wouldn’t want to spend money unnecessarily until I have a clearer picture on how these rising coasts are going to impact me financially.