As summer begins and the lockdown eases, more Poles are shunning foreign resorts and are opting instead for holidays in remote rural settings at home, perhaps a forest tent or a lakeside cottage far from tourist crowds and COVID-19.
As summer begins and the lockdown eases, more Poles are shunning foreign resorts and are opting instead for holidays in remote rural settings at home, perhaps a forest tent or a lakeside cottage far from tourist crowds and COVID-19.
Holidaying at home is becoming the 'new normal' in Poland as people avoid traveling abroad Location: Czastkowo and Pierszczewo Forest tents, yurts and lakeside cottages are proving popular among those seeking distance from tourist hot spots abroad (SOUNDBITE) (Polish) CO-OWNER OF 4REST CAMP, MACIEJ BRYL, SAYING: "We definitely notice that guests' expectations are changing and it's not about having an all-inclusive option in a large hotel with hundreds of rooms, a swimming pool other facilities right under your nose, but about contact with nature, where you can commune with nature, animals and enjoy the silence with only a few people around." Vacationers are also rediscovering the hidden attractions at home with one booking platform seeing a 400% rise in reservations compared to the same time last year (SOUNDBITE) (Polish) CO-OWNER OF STARE GOSPODARSTWO FARMHOUSE, PAWEL PIWOWAR, SAYING: "We have always lacked good marketing in Poland, to show how beautiful it can be in Poland and how many nice places we have, very often hidden somewhere."