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Cornwall’s beaches have received a record number of Blue Flag and Seaside Awards.

Furious staycationers are facing a doubling of Cornish cottage prices this summer as an influx of bookings have been made during the coronavirus pandemic. Some 98 per cent of holiday homes have already been booked up by Britons desperate to get away during the warmer months, it has been reported. One man took to a community Facebook group for Porthleven, near Helston, to say how 'very sad' it was he cannot 'visit [his] favourite place this year'. He claimed the cottage he was used to staying in was not just fully booked, but the price had doubled from £2,000 per week to £4,000.  

What Britain's holiday hotspots will really be like this year From Cornwall to the Lake District, here's plenty to enjoy on home soil – here's what to expect St Ives will feature on many UK holiday wishlists Credit: Getty Are you planning for a Great British Summer? With domestic holidays back on in England and Wales, and little certainty provided on the resumption of foreign travel, UK tourist resorts are expecting a bumper season. Telegraph Travel marked the Great Unlock of self-catering accommodation on April 12 by sending our writers out to report on reopenings. The weather has yet to...

Images were widely shared last summer of packed beaches across the country Picture: PA Images Cornwall’s tourism chief has called for moves to cut the number of people visiting the Duchy in the summer and increase winter tourism. Malcolm Bell, chief executive of Visit Cornwall, has also said that Cornwall could be a pilot area for a new register of accommodation providers. His comments were made in a presentation about a Sustainable Tourism Strategy which is being drawn up to look at how the tourism industry should operate in Cornwall in future. The document is aimed at improving th...

Advertisement Britons are pushing back foreign holiday plans for a long-haul 'blow out' in 2022 as they go on staycations this year instead - with UK accommodation already 85 per cent full for this summer, travel experts revealed today. Others are focusing on this Christmas and New Year for a multi-generational big family holiday abroad - with Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, the Caribbean and even Antarctica proving popular destinations for UK tourists. Extravagant holidays to Kenya and the Caribbean are also getting booked up for next summer along with Australia, with luxury cruise lines also s...