The Rise of the Quiet Holiday
Travel bookings show a sharp increase in trips to small towns, cabins and places with famously nothing to do. Operators say guests are asking for no Wi-Fi, no itinerary and no group activities, and are willing to pay more for it. The trend is strongest among people in their thirties and forties who describe their normal lives as permanently over-stimulated.
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Questions for your show
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Could you survive a whole week with no phone signal, and what would break you first?
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What is the most boring holiday you have ever had, and did you secretly love it?
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Is a holiday with nothing to do a luxury or a waste of money?
Credit on air
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2 notes from the boothTell other presenters how this landed on air, which question got the calls, or the angle you took instead.
Used the recap almost word for word as my intro. Saved me fifteen minutes of prep this morning, thank you.
Ran question two at 07:40 and the lines lit up for twenty minutes. One caller admitted to a three-week towel. Radio gold.