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A new study has revealed Brits take a third of their annual holiday allowance – around eight days a year – to relax into their holiday, while more than one in ten are never able to fully switch off while away.
The study, by Heathrow Airport, also found that a third of people take up to five days to get into holiday mode. Almost half continue to check emails, texts and voicemails instead of relaxing, with more than a third unable to leave their work blackberry or mobile at home. A third of people blame work as the main killer of their holiday mood.
Holiday working can have a potentially negative effect on relationships too. Almost half of people say that their partners get annoyed with them for on-holiday working.
Those aged 25 to 34 years old are the most affected by work distractions abroad, with almost half saying they think about work every other day of the week.
The survey also highlighted some strong regional differences. Those from the north were quicker to forget about their worries than those from the south; Scots take one day to relax while people from London take three. Work is furthest from the minds of people from Yorkshire with just 17% thinking about work while on holiday compared to 41% of Londoners.