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Coronavirus: Will camping be on the cards this summer?
May 22, 2020
With foreign holidays up in the air this summer, could campsites and caravans provide a "staycation" solution if the coronavirus lockdown eases?
In a boost for Britons facing uncertainty over holidays, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said on Wednesday that ministers have a "very ambitious plan" to get UK tourism back on track as early as July.
With a planned two-week quarantine for arrivals from abroad expected to begin soon, and hotels still closed to guests, there are signs some people are hoping to embrace the great outdoors.
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Tent pitch booking platform Cool Camping said Sunday was its busiest day since August, Google search interest for campsites is at its highest since September, and retailer Go Outdoors said online camping sales were up 460% last week on a year ago.
But while demand from guests appears to be rising, campsite owners tell the BBC they are unsure what might be needed to reopen safely.
'Can't hide forever'
Stephanie Fernihough, 41, says she is still looking forward to a planned getaway to a family-friendly camp site in St Ives, Cornwall, with her two 10-year-olds this summer.
"When you go to a family campsite you usually find hygiene levels are very good because there's not loads of people and it's not too busy," she says.
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