A new study has found that 46 per cent of Brits start to miss home after just five days on holiday
How much of a home bird are you when it comes to the holiday season – take this quiz to find out. Are you content to bid farewell to your home comforts for a fortnight? Or do you start yearning for your own pillow, the cosy sofa and the familiar greenery of home as soon as the plane lands in sunny Spain?
The quiz commissioned by DFS follows a survey of 2,000 holidaymakers which reveals that Brits begin to miss home just five days into their holiday. Spokesperson Kellie Wyles said: “For many, coming back from holiday is the best bit, because nothing comes close to those home comforts.”
Kellie added: “It is often thought that a holiday is the ultimate relaxation, but after airport stress and luggage worries, plus not having our own space, many start to miss their home comforts.” It comes after a Brit abroad slams all-inclusive hotel food asking ‘what on earth is this?’
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The survey discovered that 46 per cent of people miss their home comforts when they go away. However, 31 per cent take tea bags with them and 27 per cent bring their own towels.
Some even pack their own pillows.
As a result, 52 per cent feel one of the best things about going on holiday is returning to their home – and a quarter admit to being sad at the prospect of being away from it.
However, it might not last long as when they do arrive home, housework takes priority – with the laundry and unpacking among the first tasks on the list.
It also revealed 75 per cent feel there is no place like home and 38 per cent would transport their home to their holiday destination, if they could.
While 71 per cent have planned weekends of doing nothing so they could spend more time at home, with 43 per cent taking time off work purely to enjoy their own home.
Kellie Wyles added: “It is a good thing that so many see the home as a place of relaxation and recuperation.
“We know that our customers’ homes are a real reflection of their lives, families and personalities. It’s really no wonder we feel so attached to our homes and miss them while we’re away.”