‘Daft’ insurance rules cloud UK’s sunny staycation trend

As the heatwave continues, bookings for foreign holidays are in decline. Yet the industry fears new rules will punish Britain’s hotels

After two weeks of scorching sunshine, Britain’s B&Bs should be celebrating a staycation bonanza. Yet as millions head to the coast and countryside in the heatwave, hoteliers are cursing new government regulations they say will stop them showing guests a good time.

The Package Travel Regulations – designed to protect travellers who book flights and hotels online – will mean that B&Bs and hotels need extra insurance if they want to reserve guests a table at the hotel’s own restaurant or book them a taxi to a local pub, according to the Tourism Alliance, which represents more than 50 tourism industry bodies. The regulations, based on an EU directive, were intended to offer travellers the protection they would have if they booked through a travel agency.

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