Airbnbs set to open in weeks due to low risk as Brits urged to take staycations

mirror.co.uk:

Holidaymakers will be encouraged to take a "staycation" this summer to save the nation's tourism industry. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden gave the struggling sector a boost today as he suggested that Airbnb holiday lets could reopen first.

He said hopes to reopen UK holiday spots in July, and pledged to be “at the forefront of championing the campaign for British tourism.” And he claimed to MPs that he prefers British holidays to overseas jaunts.

In the House of Commons, Mr Dowden said: “As the Prime Minister has said, we have set this very ambitious target to try and get the sector back by July 4, so long as it is safe to do so, and I am working to make that a reality.” In response to a question about accommodation, he continued: