Open any newspaper, listen to the radio or switch on the TV and the news is the same – “it’s the economy, stupid” as our erstwhile politicians keep telling us!… The economy isn’t exactly in a great shape, so in the words often favoured by Chancellors of the Exchequer, is it “sensible or prudent” to go abroad on holiday this year? So far the pressures in the economy haven’t stopped the great British public and maybe the offers from travel agents and internet websites are still too enticing to be turned down, but is this the year of the Great British getaway?

Many of us our waking up to the fact that the UK has a lot to offer and, at the very least, you’re more or less the master of your own destiny, even taking into account the inevitable M5 traffic jam and West Coast rail turmoil. Rather that, perhaps, than being stuck at the airport for hours on end. But by choosing a holiday at home, be it in a hotel, cottage, campsite or even house swap, do you need to buy

Author's Biography:

Keith McGregor is a partner of Strawberrysoup, a web design agency with offices in Chichester and Bournemouth. Strawberrysoup specialise in creative web design, content managed websites, search engine optimisation, search engine marketing and graphic design