The UK’s Version Of Spring Break
As European holidays increase in price due to the weak pound, UK residents are looking elsewhere for their summer vacations. There are so many alternatives to Mediteranian mainstays like Malta and Gibralta, holiday makers can go to short-haul destinations outside the Eurozone in search of a bargain break. Current favourites are Turkey and Egypt, both giving Brits a lot more bang for their buck. Younger holiday makers are suffering more than others due to their limited budget, the days of cheap lads holidays to the likes of Ibiza and Magaluf are no more, a week long break to these clubbers’ favourites now typically costs over a thousands pounds in total, while the initial cost of the holiday may be very little, party-lovers will typically need twice that again to get them through a week of booze and junk food!
AAs a result people have turned to their homeland for holiday ideas, the UK has plenty to offer for the older generations, there are thousands of country cottages to stay in rural locations as well as camping and caravan parks and city breaks. You might think that the younger generations would have more trouble finding all inclusive holidays in the UK to suit them. Think again. Newquay in Devon is rapidly becoming a hotspot for those in their teens and twenties to go to for a summer holiday. This usually takes the form of staying in a tent or caravan and going out partying at night.
These Newquay mini breaks see thousands of teens flocking to the seaside reasort in the summer months, this is very much in same vein as the U.S’s ‘spring break’, a designated time of year where college students are given three to four weeks off to do as they please. Many choose to decamp to sunny beachside locations in the either in the U.S or Mexico, some even go on Barbados holidays. Newquay is almost becoming the Uk equivalent of Cancun, and it seems that your university students have certainly found a way to have fun amid the credit crunch better than us oldies!