PRESS RELEASE: OnePoll (Holidays)
Written: Thursday 2nd July, 2009
HOLIDAY SPENDS
NEWS COPY
Holiday-loving Brits will splash out an astonishing #293,038.04 on sun, sea and sand in their lifetime, according to a study.
The average person still enjoys two breaks a year despite the recession and will take at least a week away each time.
They will spend at least #2,363.21 on travel, accommodation, drinks, food and entertainment - a yearly collective total of #4,726.42.
The average age to begin holidaying away from parents is 16, which means people go on the equivalent of 124 holidays across a period of 62 years, assuming they live until the average age of 78.
Travel and accommodation alone means that people spend #758.17 on every trip abroad, or #94,013.08 in their lifetime.
The poll of 3,367 people was conducted by www.OnePoll.com.
Yesterday (Wed) a spokesman said: ''These figures really are staggering, money suddenly seems so much easier to spend when we're abroad enjoying ourselves.
''Despite the current financial climate, families are still likely to take a break a couple of times a year, and however stringent we try to be, it's hard to deny our children luxurious holidays where possible.''
The report revealed that after paying for the actual holiday, food and drinks are the next most expensive part of any trip.
People will spend #290.62 on food and #197.94 on drinks each time they leave the country.
That's a collective total of #977.12 spent eating abroad every year, or #60,581.44 across a lifetime.
The average person will also spend #225.85 on action-packed adventures and day trips per holiday, that's #28,005.40 over 62 years.
Another #176.55 is spent on night-time entertainment; which includes pub crawls, karaoke, children's discos and shows and night cruises.
Other outlays include #171.17 worth of gifts to take home for family and friends, #167.41 on clothes, and #142.35 on duty free.
And whilst the holiday itself is costly, most people spend at least #233.15 on advance preparations - buying items such as clothes, toiletries, towels, sunglasses and books to take away.
BREAKDOWN OF HOLIDAY SPENDS
SPENDS PER HOLIDAY:
Travel and Accommodation - #758.17
Food #290.62
Drinking - #197.94
Gifts #171.17
Day trips - #225.85
Clothes #167.41
Entertainment #176.55
Preparation #233.15
Airport Spends #142.35
SPENDS PER YEAR (2 HOLIDAY A YEAR):
Travel and Accommodation - #1,516.34
Food #581.24
Drinking - #395.88
Gifts #342.34
Day trips - #451.70
Clothes #334.82
Entertainment #353.10
Preparation #466.30
Airport Spends #284.70
SPENDS PER LIFETIME (124 HOLIDAYS ACROSS 62 YEARS):
Travel and Accommodation - #94,013.08
Food #36,036.88
Drinking - #24,544.56
Gifts #21,225.08
Day trips - #28,005.40
Clothes #20,758.84
Entertainment #21,892.20
Preparation #28,910.60
Airport Spends #17,651.40
ENDS
