Teletext Holidays Pre Holiday Tension

teletext holidays IS YOUR 2014 HOLIDAY STRESSING YOU OUT ALREADY? Half of us (53%) 43% self-diagnosed themselves as admit we don't enjoy planning our holiday suffering from Pre-Holiday Tension 73% have not booked a 2014 holiday yet BRITS SPEND A WHOPPING THREE YEARS IN TOTAL SEARCHING AND PREPPING FOR THE PERFECT GETAWAY OVER AN AVERAGE LIFETIME. HOLIDAY PLANNING TIMES Brits spend two weeks deciding on their holiday destination with an average stay of nine days, meaning they spend longer researching than relaxing! • It seems those from the South West spend the longest – an average of 16 days picking the perfect holiday. • Whereas those from the Midlands find their holiday within 12 days. Holidaymakers then spend a further 13 hours researching their trip, accomodation & local area 13hrs 11 hrs 11 hours spent arranging transport and transfers Sun-shopaholics on average spend 11 hours shopping for the perfect holiday wardrobe 11 nre 9hrs 9 hours are spent hours washing and ironing 48 2 days cramming it into their luggage allowance! Londoners spend 10 hours getting that perfect pre-holiday look, but the national average spend up to 8 hours beautifying themselves 336r A GRAND TOTAL OF 18 DAYS UNTIL TAKE OFF Top three Pre-Holiday Tensions Can I afford it? (50%) Where to go? (37%) Flight times (35%) PHT 31 percent of Brits experience PRE- HOLIDAY TENSION in just not knowing where to start a holiday search and 50 percent feeling stressed about finding one they can afford 27% 27% 22% 32% of people feel stressed almost everyday on holiday. Some of the top concerns are feeling stressed about how much work they've left behind (22%), bad weather (27%) and flight delays/lost luggage (27%). These niggles occupy their minds on holiday for an average of three hours a day. We then start to think about worries at home two days before the end of our holiday It takes stressed-out Brits two days of being away before they actually start to calm down, relax and enjoy their holiday! Teletext Holidays 2013. Survey of 2,000 people