Domestic tourism works a little differently to how foreign tourists behave. A person from outside Europe will be very keen to spend quite a bit of time in London and the likes of Oxford/Cambridge, York, Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon and Edinburgh... and spend heavily on accommodation and restaurants in these places. Conversely, Brits on holiday within the UK tend more towards Devon/Cornwall, north Wales, Cumbria, etc... one tends not to see many people from Birmingham choosing to spend heavily on several nights in an expensive hotel in central London when it's only 1h30 by train. Furthermore, the accommodation available in the likes of Devon/Cornwall is already geared for high occupancy in the summer in a normal year.... it cannot readily absorb millions more people in school holidays and not many Brits want to visit Devon in October when there is space
It's a nice idea to encourage Brits to stay in the UK for their summer hols but the jobs and hospitality industry buildings cannot be readily moved to new locations in a hurry
There may well be a need to allow tourists in the UK, just to ensure that London's hospitality trade sees some revenue - and that means easing the "PCR test in advance and 10 days quarantine on arrival" requirement
Last edited by davidjohnson6; 17th Jan 2021 at 00:13.