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Staycations help to lift Lakes tourism (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Staycations help to lift Lakes tourism
6:17pm Thursday 17th December 2009
THE Lake District benefitted from a steep rise in the number of Britons holidaying at home this year.
New figures from VisitEngland reveal a 22 per cent rise in the number of holiday trips taken by British people in England, while the amount they spent increased by 20 per cent.
Among trends identified was a significant rise in people taking seaside holidays, benefiting the likes of Grange-over-Sands.
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