Pic: Blackpool has topped the list (Photo by Nicholas E Jones/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Blackpool has been revealed as the top searched for seaside destination in the UK.
Demand for UK holidays has reached a similar peak that was seen in lockdown due to the ongoing holiday chaos with last minute flight cancellations and airport delays.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach have revealed that online searches for the term UK holiday are the highest they have been since travel restrictions were lifted according to Google trends data, with interest peaking in recent weeks.
Demand online is just 6% short of the summer 2020 pandemic levels, when Brits were unable to holiday abroad due to the pandemic travel restrictions.
Brighton is also a popular seaside destination (Photo by Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)
Data suggests that ‘staycations’ weren’t a lockdown fad and are really here to stay, especially as UK air travel disruption continues.
Blackpool topped the list, with a huge 60,500 Google searched for hotels in the seaside resort in a month. And with Blackpool Pleasure Beach and a strip full to the brim with activities for the whole family, it is no wonder it’s a popular choice.
Coming in close behind was the Brighton, known for the quirky pier and colourful and beach huts and coming in joint third, fourth and fifth was Llandudno, Whitby and Bath with 22,200 searches each.
The most popular seaside locations for UK holidays in 2022 according to Google search data are:
- Blackpool – “Blackpool hotels” 60,500 Google searches a month
- Brighton – “Brighton hotels” 49,500 Google searches a month
- Llandudno – “Llandudno hotels” 22,200 Google searches a month
- Whitby – “Whitby hotels” 22,200 Google searches a month
- Bath – “Bath hotels” 22,200 Google searches a month
- Weymouth – “Weymouth hotels” 14,800 Google searches a month
- Tenby – “Tenby hotels” 12,100 Google searches a month
- Hastings – “Hastings hotels” 9,900 Google searches a month
- Lyme Regis – “Lyme Regis hotels” 6,600 Google searches a month
- St Andrews – “St Andrews hotels” 6,600 Google searches a month
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