Melo Villareal
A UK-based online travel agency recently conducted research on the anxieties people experience when traveling abroad. The top concern was falling behind at work. Other top concerns include fear of flying and forgetting something.
Biggest Holiday Anxiety
A UK-based online travel agency has been researching British holiday experiences and behaviours. A recent study examined the top concerns of holidaymakers. The research examines events leading up to the holiday, travel to the destination, and the holiday itself. A top 10 list of anxieties and worries was completed, with things such as ‘feeling lost/out of place’ and ‘holiday illnesses’ topping that list.
The research was conducted by UK travel agency Sunshine, which is examining various aspects of British holidaymaking. This study surveyed approximately 2,178 people aged 18 or older, all residents of the United Kingdom. Furthermore, all participants had been on a holiday abroad in the past year. Various questions were asked, all focused on the anxieties and worries that plague people before and during a holiday. The study also tried to determine why people felt the way they do, and what the concerns were based on.
The first question that participants were asked was ‘When you last went on holiday abroad, did you have any worries or anxieties leading up to the trip or during your break?’. 78% of respondents answered ‘yes’ to this question. Those who did would then be presented with a second question that looked more specifically at what things actually caused them anxiety and concern. Respondents could choose more than one answer.
The top 10, from 10 to 1, were as follows:
- Body insecurities were cited as a concern by 25% of people.
- Overspending or running out of money was a concern for 27% of people.
- 28% of respondents were concerned about sunburn.
- 31% of people were concerned about the weather.
- 33% of respondents worried about missing their connections or transfers.
- Feeling lost or out of place, such as not being able to speak the language, was a concern for 36% of people.
- 45% of respondents were worried about falling ill on holiday.
- Accidentally forgetting something was a concern for 48% of people.
- 51% of British holiday makers were worried about flying.
- 67% of respondents were worried about falling behind with work.
Sunshine then began to investigate why people were concerned about these issues. To determine this, they asked whether they had ever experienced any of the concerns they raised. Interestingly, 88% of people said ‘no’. As a result, the next question examined why people were worried and why they expected negative outcomes. In 53% of cases, the response was that they wanted the holiday to be perfect.
According to Chris Clarkson, who is sunshine.co.uk’s Managing Director and who had significant involvement in the study itself, she stated:
“People often put a lot of pressure on themselves to make sure their holidays are as perfect as they imagined or were hoping for, but it’s really not necessary. As long as you are well prepared for your trip and take some time to sit down beforehand to create a list of everything that needs doing and packing before you go, everything is more often than not absolutely fine.”
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