Shock horror: young folk drink too much on holiday
A quarter of youngsters have swum while drunk, while one in 10 have put themselves in a vulnerable situation with a stranger.
The results have been made public today by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), which wants to highlight the dangers of young people over-indulging on holiday.
The FCO says 24% have gone swimming while drunk, 11% have put themselves in a vulnerable situation with a stranger and 26% have done something on holiday that they were ashamed of while under the influence.
Just over half (51%) of 16-24 year olds say they are likely to drink more on holiday than at home.
Almost two thirds (62%) attributed this to alcohol being cheaper.
Peer pressure is also a major factor, with 40% of those surveyed saying they had felt pressure from friends to drink more than they wanted to
Gavin Cook, deputy head of consular assistance at the FCO said: "We’re not telling people to stop drinking but we do want people to be aware of the consequences of drinking to excess – and our research shows almost half of young people understand them already.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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