Perfect Holiday?

This summer you can forget tan lines, forging friends with other Brits and Facebooking contrived holiday snaps by the pool - because the single most important thing for 70 per cent of Brits to takeaway from their summer holiday is an increased understanding of the country they've visited.




This insightful revelation is part of Homestay.com's new blueprint for Brits' perfect summer holiday, that rips up the rule book and challenges the archetypal view of what Brits are looking for from an ideal getaway.

According to research, the online marketplace for hosted accommodation, Brits' perfect holiday is now no more than a 10 day voyage of discovery, visiting an average of five local attractions and trying six local dishes or drinks. 40 per cent are choosing to shun social media completely and only one in 10 (14 per cent) want to befriend a Brit whilst away, rather than socialising with the locals.

And whilst we used to assume everyone abroad could speak English, three-quarters of Brits (75 per cent) are now keen to learn up to 15 phrases in the local lingo rather than use the British mother-tongue.

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