Staycations sent soaring by summer's heatwaves

46C Med hotspots shunned for British beaches

- By Chris Riches

SEASIDE towns enjoyed a booming August thanks to extreme heatwaves in the Mediterranean, which made holidaymakers opt for staycations instead of heading abroad.

Place Informatics, a leading authority on visitor behaviour, said the UK's tourism destinations particularly our coastal towns outperformed normal trends, with soaring numbers of guests.