Caravan breaks benefit from current credit crunch

Caravan holidays are seeing a resurgence as young parents feel the effect of the credit crunch and look to their own childhood memories of caravanning for holiday inspiration.

A recent National Caravan Council report shows a 20% rise in camping site bookings for July and August, while Haven Holidays have seen a 30% rise in bookings.

Hoseasons Holiday chief executive Richard Carrick said: 'We have seen a real boost in booking figures over the last couple of months and the strength of the euro is having a really positive impact on UK bookings.

'In the last two weeks alone we have seen a 15% increase in booking figures even though May is already a traditionally busy period, and this is definitely a result of holiday makers looking closer to home for better value breaks. Caravan holidays on UK parks fit the bill perfectly.'

Find out more about the National Caravan Council. which only promotes tourist-board-inspected parks, by visiting their website www.nationalcaravan.co.uk.

For further information on Hoseasons Holidays and Haven Holidays go to www.hoseasons.co.uk or www.havenholidays.com.