Worried about your holiday? You’re not alone
Whether going away on holiday for a day, a week or a long weekend, we all want to be able to embrace our time there and enjoy it to the max.
Nearly half (46 per cent) of Thai travellers believe the first day of a holiday can be the most memorable, yet one in five (19 per cent) worry about things going wrong and 57 per cent confess they feel that the first 24 hours pass by in a blur. As a result, many travellers struggle to switch into holiday mode.
Travel website Booking.com questioned more than 18,000 people from 25 countries worldwide on the challenges of switching into holiday mode. The results showed that 21 per cent of respondents either worried about leaving their homes empty or suffered separation anxiety from their leaving their pets behind. Sixteen per cent said they were either too attached to tech or staying connected with people at home via social media to relax entirely. The anxiety doesn’t stop there either, with 15 per cent fretting about the cost of the holiday, and 14 per cent worrying about work.
Thai holidaymakers suffered similar anxieties to their peers across the world. The cost of the holiday itself keeps many from fully embracing the holiday (33 per cent) and nearly one in three (29 per cent) of Thais admits that they are worry about their home or pets, while another 26 per cent worries about their work and 20 per cent feel anxious about the end of the holiday before it’s even begun.
The rise of digital technology may also be to blame as 24 per cent of Thais say that they either get too attached to their tech when they’re away or stay connected to people back home via social media when they go on holiday.
However, switching to holiday mode can be done with ease, and according to Thai travellers there’s a lot to be said from getting sunshine or some fresh alpine air. Having perfect weather was the top reason helping Thais switch to holiday mode (55 per cent).
Accommodation plays a key role here too and staying in accommodation that meets or exceeds expectations helps the transition to holiday mode (38 per cent), as does accommodation feeling like home (34 per cent). Despite realising they’re too attached to technology to fully switch to holiday mode, nearly one in three (32 percent) say they feel better when they have Wi-Fi access.
