Holiday stresses highlighted in Teletext survey
Over half of Brits don’t enjoy planning their holiday and 43% say they suffer pre-holiday tension.
These worrying statistics come from a survey of 2,000 people commissioned by Teletext.
It found on average Brits spend two weeks deciding on their holiday destination.
With the average length of a holiday nine days, this means they spend more time researching their trip than actually being away.
Once they have decided on their destination, Brits then spend a further:
– 13 hours researching their trip, accommodation and local area.
– 11 hours arranging transport and transfers
– 11 hours shopping for the perfect holiday wardrobe
– 9 hours washing and ironing
– 2 days cramming it into their luggage allowance.
The survey also found that 31% of Brits experience holiday tension in just not knowing where to start a holiday search, and 50% worry about finding a holiday they can afford.
According to Teletext, even when they’re on holiday the stress continues, with 32% people saying they feel stressed almost everyday while away from home.
The top three holiday pre-holiday tensions are:
– 22% work they’ve left behind
– 27% bad weather
– 27% flight delays and lost luggage
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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