UK families book hotel rooms to escape heatwave, air conditioning searches triple

Hotels report increase in last-minute bookings, including from families attempting to escape hot homes Europe heatwave: latest updates Families, including parents with newborn babies, are booking air-conditioned rooms in hotels to escape the UK heatwave, with companies reporting a surge in demand.…

First covered Jun 26, 2026 · 11:00 PM PT · 1 article

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9h Guardian Environment Parents booking air-conditioned hotels to keep babies safe in UK heatwave — Hotels report increase in last-minute bookings, including from families attempting to escape hot homes Europe heatwave: latest updates Families, including…

Appeared in: 2026-06-27 (#5)

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