The recession and credit crunch is causing many families to cut back on holidays and luxury spending wherever possible.  This has included a drop in the number of people booking hotels and bed and breakfasts.  Despite this, many more people are choosing to spend the holidays in the United Kingdom who would normally take the annual holidays travelling abroad.  This is providing UK tourist industry with a much-needed boost, particularly in chalet parks, mobile home parks, camp sites, smaller guesthouses and bed and breakfasts. 

Recent reports indicate that the number of people booking airport hotels has fallen as businesses cutback on the amount of business travel expenses they allocate to their employees. The fall in consumer spending generally is forcing the industry to look at its own overheads and reduce them accordingly.  There is a huge choice of airport hotel rooms available in all the major UK airports. Some provide discounted deals travel is not wanting to have the stress and hassle of getting up in the middle of the night to check-in and catch a plane leaving at an unsociable hour in the morning. 

Despite the cutbacks, the quality of hotel accommodation in United Kingdom remains excellent.  There is a huge choice of well-established regional and local hotels, offering everything from luxury spa weekends to cheap and cheerful economy one night stopovers.  Many online hotel booking websites exist to compare hotel prices as well as the room availability and optional extras available.    Even the smaller hotels provide online access to get information making it simple to find a hotel or guesthouse, near to the area of interest.

UK has a strong and fine tradition of independent local hotels.  These smaller and family run establishment provide unique and refreshing alternatives to the commonplace cheaper hotel chains.  As so many families are choosing to stay in the UK the light of recessionary pressures, a picturesque and character hotel provides a great way to spend a weekend away.  

Likewise, bed and breakfast establishments are usually family run concerns, providing a friendly and welcoming change for holidaymakers and business travellers alike.  As many bed and breakfasts do not have the resources to advertise as much as hotel chains, it can be sometimes a bit more tricky to track down the contact details of location of accommodation in a place you are visiting.  There are many online bed and breakfast directories springing up providing useful guest reviews of good ones and bad ones.