Research reveals overnight stay hotspots

14/01/2008 13:05:11

People interested in working in hotels in areas which have traditionally been less popular with tourists have received a boost after new research discovered that many people are flocking to more unusual towns for a break.

According to online booking website LateRooms.com, Norwich, Norfolk, saw higher growth in overnight hotel stays from 2006 to 2007 than any other place in the UK.

The number of nights visitors to the city stayed at hotels in 2007 was up by 168 per cent from the previous year, an almost three-fold increase.

Overnight stays in Durham hotels rose by 165 per cent while room bookings in Canterbury jumped by 124 per cent.

Tony Walsh, development director at LateRooms, said the findings of the research reveal "a move away from more traditional breaks".

"People looking for nights away are no longer restricting themselves to the traditional UK tourist destinations such as the big cities, the seaside or well known beauty spot," he said.

It comes as further good news for people interested in hotel jobs after research from professional services firm Deloitte revealed that the hotel industry saw a hugely successful year in 2007.

Hotel jobs in Norfolk

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