By
Richard Gurner
This was yesterday’s scene on Brighton beach as an estimated 100,000 people took to the pebbles
Holidays in Brighton and Hove are making a huge comeback as thousands of struggling families shun their usual expensive breaks abroad and head for the seaside.
As more than 100,000 sun worshippers packed onto the yesterday, online holiday firm lastminute.com revealed hotel bookings in the city were up 63% on the same period last year.
Hotels across Sussex have reported huge rises in bookings as holidaymakers try to beat the credit crunch.
Experts have put the ballooning figures down to people tightening their purse strings as the economy slows.