in tourist areas have declared this summer a bumper success, thanks to staycation . at bournemouth, in dorset, some hotel occupancy rates have been running at nearly 100% whilst in wiltshire, salisbury cathedral has had double the number of visitors as last summer. but nearly everyone in the tourist industry is worried what will happen next. duncan kennedy reports from bournemouth. from brighton to bournemouth, the south coast is just one area that has seen record numbers of tourists this summer. it has been so busy, even hotel managers like olivia o sullivan have had to help clean rooms. been full pretty much since we started, probably about 96% occupancy. is it sustainable? i don t know. once anything else opens up, i don t know if people will come back to the uk. but it s notjust beach resorts. here at salisbury cathedral, city break seekers have also been flocking in. has staycation saved the day for the cathedral?
and number of councils and tourist areas have declared this summer a pump or success due to staycations. some occupancy rates have been running a very close to 100%. salisbury cathedral has had double the number of visitors as last summer. but nearly everyone in the tourist industry is worried what will happen next. duncan kennedy reports from bournemouth. from brighton to bournemouth, the south coast is just one area that has seen record numbers of tourists this summer. it has been so busy, even hotel managers like 0livia 0 sullivan have had to help clean rooms. been full pretty much since we started, probably about 96% occupancy. is it sustainable? i don t know. 0nce anything else opens up, i don t know if people will come back to the uk. but it s notjust beach resorts. here at salisbury cathedral, city break seekers have also been flocking in.
that has seen record numbers of tourists this summer. it has been so busy, even hotel managers like olivia o sullivan have had to help clean rooms. been full pretty much since we started, probably about 96% occupancy. is it sustainable? i don t know. once anything else opens up, i don t know if people will come back to the uk. but it s notjust beach resorts. here at salisbury cathedral, city break seekers have city break seekers have also been flocking in. has staycation saved the day for the cathedral? it has certainly made a huge difference. we are seeing people coming to salisbury and salisbury cathedral from right across the country, so we are feeling very positive about the future, but knowing that we still have quite a long way to go. but the issue now is what happens next. as the summer tapers away, they ve got the autumn to think of, but, crucially, they are already looking ahead to the summer of 2022. a summer they hope will see more of us holiday at home. duncan kennedy, bbc
to help clean rooms. been full pretty much since we started, probably about 96% occupancy. is it sustainable? i don t know. once anything else opens up, i don t know if people will come back to the uk. but it s notjust beach resorts. here at salisbury cathedral, city break seekers have also been flocking in. has staycation saved the day for the cathedral? it has certainly made a huge difference. we are seeing people coming to salisbury and salisbury cathedral from right across the country, so we are feeling very positive about the future, but knowing that we still have quite a long way to go. but the issue now is what happens next. as the summer tapers away, they ve got the autumn to think of, but crucially, they are already looking ahead to the summer of 2022. a summer that they hope will see more of us holiday at home. duncan kennedy, bbc news.