Britons in lockdown spent 87 hours on average dreaming about holidays, survey finds
Almost three-quarters of those polled said that they ‘live’ for going on holiday
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Your support makes all the difference.People in coronavirus lockdown in the UK spent a total of 87 hours talking and daydreaming about holidays last year, it is claimed.
The 2,000 adults who took part in a survey have supposedly fantasised about getaways or started a conversation about them 818 times during the last 12 months.
And while 64 per cent simply shared their thoughts with their partner, one-third talked about holidays with anyone who would listen.
All manner of holiday-related topics were usually explored. These included the weather, what they would eat and even what they would pack.
t also emerged that while going away on holiday is normally the highlight of the year for 63 per cent of adults, just one-quarter have their next getaway booked.
The poll also found that in addition to discussing holidays past, present and future, those polled also watched 59 travel-themed television programmes a year.
Aside from getting inspiration from social media and TV, respondents took ideas from friends as well as travel guides.
Half said that planning a holiday was one of the best parts.
The Jet2holidays poll carried out through OnePoll also found 70 per cent said they “lived” for going on holiday.
But the average adult last went away for a “proper” getaway 12 months ago and said that ordinarily they would go on two holidays during a typical year.
A Jet2holidays spokesperson said that following the “unusual” year we have had, “it’s completely understandable that such a high number of us are desperate to get away and are spending more time than ever thinking and talking about holidays."
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