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This year was the summer of the ‘staycation’ as most people left off the foreign holiday and had a break in the UK instead. And already, 2022, looks no different. You and Yours has contacted some to the UK’s biggest holiday letting companies, including Skyes Holidays, Awayze that owns Hoseasons and Cottages.com, Independent Cottages and Pitchup, the online campsite booking service. They all told us that bookings for next year are way on Autumn pre-pandemic levels.
Wse hear from a listener who visited Southwold in East Suffolk with his family this year and has already booked another UK holiday for next year. We also speak to Donna Chambers, Professor of Tourism at Sunderland University.

The number of people aged 65 or over living in private rented properties has almost doubled in the last decade. A quarter of those lived in privately rented households in England - more than one million - have someone living in them with a long-term illness or disability. The National Residential Landlords Association is warning that not enough is being done to help landlords and tenants access financial support to adapt properties for older and disabled people.

More independent businesses have opened on our high streets this year than have close. It’s the first time there has been any growth in independent shops on the high street since 2017. It’s because we’ve shopped locally during the pandemic. Convenience stores is the largest growth area, followed by takeaways. Our reporter Sam Fenwick goes to Marple in Stockport, Greater Manchester to find out more.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Tara Holmes