The average British worker only switches off and relaxes for four days of a two-week holiday, a study has revealed. Researchers found it takes the average worker almost three days to reach the point where they can forget about work and really start to unwind after arriving on holiday. But by day seven, workers are [...]
The average worker needs a holiday every 57 days, research has revealed. A study carried out among 2,000 Brits found just two months is all it takes before the tiredness sets in, performance at work starts to slide and we feel like we need to get away from the daily grind. And while general fatigue [...]
Millions of grandparents are now tagging along on the family holiday, a study has revealed. Researchers found that four in ten adults are asking their own parents to come on the annual summer get-away in order for the whole family to spend time together. Six in ten said long working hours, re-locating for jobs and [...]
Millions of parents are reliving childhood holiday memories – by taking their kids to destinations they visited themselves when they were young, it has emerged. A study found six out of ten parents have taken their children to beaches, resorts or countries they have fond memories of visiting whilst growing up. Among the most popular [...]
Eight out of ten Britons admit they can be annoying on the train – by playing music too loud through headphones and leaving bags on seats, research has shown. Excessively loud conversations, noisy eating and constant coughing also emerged as the annoying habits driving passengers up the wall. A shameless three in ten admitted they [...]
The average 50-something holidaymaker is as much of a thrill-seeker as someone half their age, research has revealed. Experts, who studied the holiday habits of 2,000 over 50s, found the stereotypical image of a couple in deckchairs with hankies atop their heads to keep the sun away couldn’t be farther from the truth. The report [...]
The perfect holiday is an 11-day break following a five-hour flight with a temperature of 24 degrees – and Fifty Shades of Grey to read beside the pool, research has revealed. The dream location is a 20 mile private transfer from the airport, with direct access to the beach from the accommodation which boasts a [...]
Travelling the world, seeing the Northern Lights and seeing all Seven Wonders of the World have all appeared on a list of the 50 things the average adult would love to do- but won’t get the time to complete. The list of achievements is dominated by foreign jaunts, with the Great Wall of China, the [...]
Modern mums can only bond properly with their children on family holidays, it has been revealed. The shock findings emerged in a study of 2,000 parents, and found that six in 10 mums only truly relax when they are away from home for a couple of weeks. Indeed, 28% of mothers think holidays are the [...]
The average adult will have travelled more than 18,324 miles around the world by the time they reach 40- almost seven times as far as their own parents did by the same age, research has revealed. A study found on turning 40, the typical adult will have been on at least 13 holidays abroad and [...]
