Why the 'midweeker' is the solution to your holiday plans this summer The joy of a midweek mini-break boils down to holiday mathematics: fewer guests plus less frazzled staff equals a more enjoyable holiday 3 July 2021 • 5:00am It might feel like you're cheating the nine-to-five world, but isn’t that the whole point of a holiday? Britain is full. Ask anyone who has attempted to go away for the weekend recently (me). Pent-up demand after a stinker of a start to 2021 and the new reality of foreign travel (where possible) mean local authorities may as well hang “No vacancies” signs on county borders across the nation every Friday until September.