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THOSE sticking to the UK for their holiday this year can pretend they're on the Amalfi coast or in a French villa without even venturing far from home. Dotted across the country are rental properties that wouldn't look out of place in some of our favourite foreign travel destinations. Since Boris Johnson’s travel announcement on Monday, UK travel companies have seen a surge in bookings. Sykes Holiday Cottages reported bookings were up 150 per cent year-on-year and that a booking was taken every eight seconds after the announcement. With self-catered holiday accommodation set to reopen from April 12, many Brits will be keen to book a post-lockdown holiday. And with these properties, you can get a taste of an overseas trip without having to travel abroad... Bayview Tower – Lynton, Devon Feel like you’re holidaying on the Amalfi coast at Bayview Tower in Devon, which has panoramic views that resemble those along Italy’s Amalfi Coast. The Grade II listed … [Read more...] about UK rental properties that look like Europe – from a vineyard in Herefordshire to a Devon home with views to rival Amalfi

AS MANY as 90 per cent of summer holidays are sold out as UK tour operators warn that bookings are still soaring. Brits opting to stay in the UK for a holiday this year are likely to be left disappointed with little left on the market. The government announced that domestic holidays can start as soon as April 12 as long as cases continue to drop, but this is only for one household, and at self-catered accommodation. From May 17, group holidays can go ahead while hotels will reopen, and June 21 is the earliest that travel restrictions may be fully eased. This has led to surging demand for UK holidays especially in popular destinations such as Cornwall , Devon and Dorset. According to the Telegraph , self-catered accommodation website Unique Homestays has warned that 92 per cent of summer holiday dates are booked up, with Oliver's Travels has just eight per cent of properties still available during the summer season. Last month, Sun Online Travel revealed that … [Read more...] about Up to 90% of UK summer holidays are now sold out following booking boom – here is how to still find a great deal

CAMPSITES across the UK are seeing such a surge in demand for holidays this year that they are desperately adding more pitches. A booking boom for staycations has seen prices jump as availability runs out following the government announcement that group trips can resume from May. Camping website Pitchup.com has added 130 more sites since the start of the year due to demand, with more than 2,500 still available. The lockdown dates allow holidays to resume from April 12, but only with your own household and if at self-catered accommodation. This means some campsites are unable to open until May 17, due to shared facilities such as shower and toilet blocks, leading to thousands disappointed at missing the Easter break. Away resort camping pitches - from £4pp per night Camping pitches with Pitchup.com - from £16 per night Park Holidays camping pitches - from £20 per night Despite this Dan Yates, founder of Pitchup.com who has daily bookings as high as 6,500, … [Read more...] about UK campsites are adding hundreds more pitches due to soaring holiday demand – here are some of the best deals

Insurer Hiscox has said it regrets the "uncertainty and anguish" caused by its court wrangle over pay-outs to businesses forced to shut during the pandemic. Chief executive Bronek Masojada admitted Hiscox suffered "brand damage" over the dispute which concluded with a Supreme Court ruling in January. The comments came as it reported an annual loss of $268.5m after setting aside $475m to cover COVID-19 payouts, relating mainly to event cancellation and the remainder covering business interruption. Hiscox was one of the firms involved in a case in which the Supreme Court forced insurers to pay out on disputed claims worth at least £1.2bn. Pubs, cafes, wedding planners and beauty parlours argued they faced ruin when they were turned down for payouts on business interruption policies prompted by the first national lockdown. Advertisement Commenting on the case in its annual results, Hiscox said its cover was designed to respond to "local events" rather … [Read more...] about COVID-19:Insurer Hiscox regrets ‘uncertainty and anguish’ caused by dispute over lockdown claims

Vaccines for people aged in their 40s in the UK will begin this month, reports have claimed. Health officials are reportedly set to send the last batch of invites for jab bookings to over-60s. Vaccination teams are predicted to be able to get through all people in the 50s age group in March and move on to the next group, according to the Telegraph. More than 20 million people in Britain have now had at least a first dose of a coronavirus jab, the latest official figures showed on Sunday. Around 5 million over-50s could be offered the jab as soon as next week, the newspaper reported. It has based its predictions on the current rate of the rollout, which is moving on average at the speed of about 2.5 million jabs a week. If vaccination teams keep up their current pace it could see people in their 40s offered vaccines by the end of March. Rishi Sunak has unveiled a boost the nation's vaccine programme as the Government vows a goal to vaccinate all adults in the UK by … [Read more...] about Covid vaccines for over-40s ‘to begin this month’ as more than 20 million receive jab