Demand for new hotel furniture could be higher in several coastal communities in the near future, after the government has announced funding to help maintain and restore local amenities.
In some cases these are essential flood defences, but the £8.5 million being handed out is also going towards the restoration of flood-damaged tourist attractions and coastal paths.
The shortlist includes a Grade II listed lido in Cornwall, the Victorian Arches in Portsmouth, the south-west coastal path through Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, and key wildlife sites at Bempton Cliffs and Spurn Point in Yorkshire.
Certain projects go even further, attempting to create new seaside attractions - for example, Park View 4 U near Lytham St Annes in Lancashire will be a £395,000 project to create a new seaside-style sand and water play area.
New cafe furniture will be needed here to furnish the on-site eatery, and around 11 jobs are expected to be created in total.
The Department for Communities and Local Government said: "More than 11 million people live in coastal communities, from major cities to seaside villages, with key industries for these communities include fishing, shipping and renewable energy, alongside tourism."
For many seaside towns, tourism is a crucial source of income for many businesses, including hotels, guest houses and bed & breakfasts.
A typical project being funded by the Coastal Communities Fund can expect to receive around £400,000, allowing beachfront towns and villages to invest in maintaining their most popular tourist attractions, and providing suitable amenities for the tourists who come to visit.
Corresponding investment into comfortable hotel furniture in a good state of repair can ensure that visitors have as relaxing a stay as possible - and one project in particular is likely to see new hostel furniture high on its agenda.
In Brighton, East Sussex, a new hostel is due to be built, while a second part of the same project is to see the redevelopment of a youth hostel in Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire.
Both will need new hostel furniture for the new or refurbished rooms, along with cafe furniture for the planned on-site restaurants, and a total of about 76 jobs are expected to be created across the two locations.