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Byline: Sophie Grove; With Alexandra A. Seno and Anita Kirpalani
Strapped vacationers are discovering the attractions in their own backyards. Bad news for the global economy.
Juliet Murrell has packed her suitcase. but she's not going anywhere. The 28-year-old interior designer is vacationing at home this year. Murrell, who usually travels to southern France and beyond, is embarking on a "staycation," taking a fortnight off work to swim, cycle and explore areas of her own city, East London, a former industrial zone that has a gritty charm but is hardly the Cote d'Azur. "You have to wake up in the morning with the spirit of adventure," she says. "It's ...