Tag: staycation

Cost and climate concerns behind staycation popularity, survey finds

Almost three-quarters of people are planning staycations on the island this year, a new survey shows. Soaring summer temperatures across mainland Europe, allied with climate concerns over flying, are putting the brakes on overseas trips for some holidaymakers, according to research by Hastings Hotels. The online survey of more than 1,700 respondents from the Republic […]

This week in Bidenomics: Inflation staycation

Everybody wants inflation to get lost. For a while, it looked hopeful. But we can’t quite slam the door on the bugger. April 26 brought the latest of several signs that inflation is reasserting itself. Personal Consumption Expenditures, an inflationary measure the Federal Reserve watches closely, showed annualized inflation of 2.8% in March, slightly higher […]