Holidaymakers spending more as bookings rise
People planning a trip abroad for the summer are splashing out despite incomes being hit by inflation.
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People planning a trip abroad for the summer are splashing out despite incomes being hit by inflation.
“Tea looks disgusting – insipid, even – and it smells disgusting.” Molly Chesney from Newark in Nottinghamshire, has never had a cup of tea in her life. She’s 48 and has dabbled in fruit teas – “blackcurrant, normally, when I’m trying not to have a gin and tonic” – but a classic British cuppa? Never. Not a drop. She ponders why as we chat over the phone (me, with a cuppa in hand). “We never had tea or coffee as kids – I don’t know the age kids start being given hot drinks, but I never did,” Chesney says. READ MORE: Tea is synonymous with British culture – 50 bi...
“Tea looks disgusting – insipid, even – and it smells disgusting.” Molly Chesney from Newark in Nottinghamshire, has never had a cup of tea in her life. She’s 48 and has dabbled in fruit teas – “blackcurrant, normally, when I’m trying not to have a gin and tonic” – but a classic British cuppa? Never. Not a drop. She ponders why as we chat over the phone (me, with a cuppa in hand). “We never had tea or coffee as kids – I don’t know the age kids start being given hot drinks, but I never did,” Chesney says. Tea is synonymous with British culture – 50 billion cups ...