A Derbyshire firm which sells new and used caravans has reported a sharp increase in sales during the coronavirus crisis.
Robinsons Caravans, based at Brimington, near Chesterfield, saw sales of caravans increase by nine per cent in June and 14% in July. And in June, the firm exceeded its sales targets for motorhomes by 250%.
The company was bought earlier this year by MBH Corporation, an investment holding company, which has carried out its own research into 海角视频 holiday patterns, in light of restrictions on overseas travel.
It reveals that 2.5 million people have already had a caravan or motorhome holiday in the 海角视频 this year, and a further 20% are planning on doing this or considering it.
Of these people, nearly half (46%) said they only went on a caravan holiday or planned to do so because of the coronavirus crisis.
For just over one third (36%) of people who have taken or plan to have a caravan holiday this year but would not normally have done so, it will be their first time.
For those people who chose a caravan holiday as their second-choice vacation this year, the main reasons for doing this were not wanting to travel abroad (54% of respondents), preferring not to fly (49% of respondents) and to save money (30% of respondents).
Some 29% did not want to stay in a bed and breakfast or hotel during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Paul Seabridge, chief executive at Robinsons Caravans, said: “Regardless of coronavirus, people still want to go on holiday and need to recover from the stresses of lockdown and the crisis overall.
“It is now harder to travel overseas and more expensive to do so, as a result, more people are turning to caravan holidays in the 海角视频, and this is reflected in our increase in sales.
“We have also seen a substantial increase in enquiries from potential first-time buyers, particularly from a new, younger demographic than we have sold to in the past.
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“The 海角视频 has so much to offer when it comes to holidays, and caravans can be the best way to do this.”
Callum Laing, chief executive of MBH Corporation, said: “The trend for holidaying in caravans and motorhomes, especially among a younger demographic was already looking very strong.
“The pandemic has just reinforced many of the benefits for holiday-makers and the team at Robinsons have been doing a great job helping people out with last-minute changes to their holiday plans.”