One of the trends that is gaining popularity in modern times is self catering. Gone are the days when it was mandatory for hotels to have room service. Not any more, for people today don't want to be disturbed even one bit. And helpers like room attendants also fall in this category. Room service is, therefore, not that important any more. What is amusing here is the fact that such a practice is now finding its way into the vacations as well. Not a surprise then that there are quite a few self catering cottages that have mushroomed in UK.



The biggest advantage of these cottages is the fact that people get complete freedom to enjoy their vacation here. So much so that they are even allowed cooking their own meal here. Such a provision goes a long way in popularising these cottages to every section of society for people now mostly want to do their work themselves and not want to be interfered unnecessarily.

Self catering can also be seen in parties as well.Whether they are birthday parties or marriage parties. This is beneficial in a great way both for host and guests. With a firm emphasis on self catering a large army of waiters are shortened considerably and people do most of their work themselves. This is great for guests as now they can enjoy the party without any hindrance from waiters. The host also benefits greatly as a large chunk of money which he would have been forced to spend otherwise on waiters is now saved.

The above example should go a long way in explaining that self catering has become our way of life and is here to stay. A practice that serves the society very well as not only people develop a healthy habit of doing their work themselves, they also save considerable amount by minimising their reliance on domestic helpers etc.