‘We are blessed’ – why home is where the heart is as popularity of staycations outlasts lockdowns

Cain Wolfe, Joy Kelleher, Breda Kelleher and Debbie O’Sullivan enjoying their holiday in Youghal, Co Cork. Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Ralph Riegel

Staycations are proving to be more than a one-year lockdown wonder as the holiday economy enjoys a record recovery despite the surge in people taking overseas breaks.

One-in-three Irish families now intend to indulge in both a staycation and a foreign holiday this summer.