Britain’s favourite camping, caravan and holiday park brands revealed

Camping, caravan park and holiday park holidays will be enjoying a renaissance this summer. Many Britons are returning to the traditional British staycation amid the uncertainty of foreign

travel due to coronavirus. According to research by campsite booking site Pitchup, one camping staycation was booked every three seconds during a peak last week. Affordable seaside resort

Butlins topped the list with 186 percent more searches during lockdown. Interestingly, holiday seekers in Portsmouth were revealed to have the most searches for the holiday brand. Also in

the top 10 were holiday park brands Hoseasons, Haven and Center Parcs. Hoseasons, in third place, had 173 percent more searches, most of which came from Sheffield. DON'T MISS Haven came

in at seventh place, with searches up by 105 percent. Centre Parks searches were up by 100 percent with folk from Norwich showing the greatest interest, putting the holiday park brand in

eighth place. Of the 39 travel brands in the report, 18 percent were staycation-friendly. What’s more, the seven staycation brands saw an average 101 percent increase in searches compared to

overseas (23 percent) and cruise/ferry brands (20 percent).   The Caravan and Motorhome Club, P&O Ferries and Brittany Ferries were all in the top 10 most searched for holiday brands as

people looked for alternatives to flying. Top 10 most-searched travel brands in the UK, between April 1 and May 31: 1. Butlins - 186 percent 2. Jet2Holidays - 178 percent 3. Hoseasons - 173

percent 4. Brittany Ferries - 162 percent 5. Caravan and Motorhome Club - 137 percent 6. P&O Ferries - 120 percent 7. Haven Holidays - 105 percent 8. Center Parcs - 100 percent 9. James

Villa Holidays - 98 percent Sadly, it was a different story for travel brands such as Expedia, Lonely Planet, British Airways Holidays, Virgin Trains, Virgin Holidays, Kuoni, Thomas Cook,

Irish Ferries, Princess Cruises, Opodo, Riviera Travel, Lastminute.com, and Viking Ocean Cruises. These all saw a decrease in searches during lockdown. 10. Sandals - 92 percent