One in three Irish families now intend to indulge in both a staycation and a foreign holiday this year.
A new travel survey by Aviva reveals the enduring popularity of staycations, two years after the initial lockdown.
Over 90 percent of 18-24 are more inclined to go abroad, however almost half of older holidaymakers would prefer to stay domestic.
The survey also reveals that 50 per cent of people who haven't left Ireland since 2019 are keen to make up for lost time.
Eoghan Corry editor of Air and Travel magazine says the surge in staycations reflects a previous trend:
"This is a replication of a trend that had emerged not just over years, but decades, where the staycation was an add-on to an international sun holiday".
"What we saw during covid was a slight reversal of that where the longer holiday transferred to the home holiday, and some people are maintaining that".
The surge is staycation popularity is good news for the Irish travel industry, as it attempts to recover from the pandemic.
However, Eoghan Corry says it could have a negative effect on consumers, as prices are expected to grow with the demand:
"Shortage of beds compared with demand, that's driven prices high particularly in Dublin. But then there's the cost of your day out. Feeding your children, the cost of admission to visitor attractions, transport costs-all of these have driven up what used to be an almost a casual decision to do a day trip or a week in the West of Ireland".
