Reading Time: 8 minutes After discovering a few years ago that Instagrammability is a major factor for people when choosing holiday destinations, we wanted to help make that choice a little bit easier! We’ve listed 15 beautiful and Instagrammable places UK travellers can go this Autumn and Winter. Showcasing the luxury beaches, breath-taking mountain top views, historic castles, glistening waterfalls and many more top …

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Reading Time: 8 minutes It’s that time of year again! Schools out for summer and the heat is rising in the UK. With temperatures soaring and breaking new records, and the last remaining pandemic restrictions lifted by the Government, it’s the perfect time to take that long-awaited staycation holiday cottage break away from it all. A third of owners will take their four-legged friend …

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Today we’re answering the most commonly asked home design questions from Google trends and search volume data, helping holiday home and home owners figure out how to decorate their homes. Whether it’s getting a designer home on a budget, keeping up with home design trends to make your holiday cottage stand out from the rest, or simply creating a relaxing …

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The news we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived: the government has announced a proposed timeline of lockdown and Covid restrictions beginning to gradually lift. But what does this mean for travel, particularly staycations, in the near future? Last year, we reported that the majority of people were wary of booking holidays for 2021 because they were worried that …

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Our recent reports into the state of travel in 2020 and 2021 revealed some interesting data around the impact the pandemic has had on tourism around the world.  Here at Schofields Insurance, we’re always keeping an eye on the travel industry. Today we’re revealing some shocking stats on how the pandemic has affected searches for travel in the UK – …

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Reading Time: 8 minutes A Summary of UK Travel Habits in 2020 and Trends for 2021 The state of the travel industry in 2020/21 is a complicated affair. Even amidst a crisis, current data can give us helpful insights into how people feel about travelling at home and abroad, and how we in the industry can best support and reassure tourists and holiday cottage …

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Reading Time: 6 minutes In a recent survey we ran, travellers expressed their concerns for holiday companies not being financially sound, worried that their bookings would be lost or cancelled if they went bust, and their concerns for their own personal health. Nevertheless, our data reveals that even amidst a global pandemic, people still want hope for the future. People are still renewing their …

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