Underwear not a priority for male British vacationers says survey

A recently released survey has revealed some British vacation habits ranging from men's sparse underwear usage to women's excessive packing.

Cultural stereotypes suggest that women pack more for their vacations than men and that men are less concerned with appearances and personal hygiene.

A new survey carried out by holiday deal site sunshine.co.uk among 1,294 British men and women who had been on a week-long holiday over the past 12 months reinforces these stereotypes and reveals the extent of the different packing approaches taken by the two genders.  

According to the survey, released this week, British men consider underwear a waste of suitcase space, with the majority of those surveyed admitting to packing only three pairs of underwear for a week-long holiday. Women, on the other hand, overcompensated with the majority of female holiday-goers taking ten pairs.

Most men tried to justify their lack of underwear with 12 percent stating they planned to wash some items and 37 percent claiming they mostly wore swimming trunks - it is not known what the remaining 51 percent planned to do.

The survey also found that British women take an average of 34 items of clothing on holiday and men a mere 14. While on holiday men used 98 percent of the items in their suitcase, presumably the underwear several times, while women used only 62 percent of items.

Additionally women tend to see holidays as a chance to expand their wardrobes with 47 percent claiming to have bought new items of clothing while away; only 7 percent of men did the same.

Tips on how to make the most out of your luggage allowance, pack wisely and avoid trouble with airport security can be found via the following links:

Transport Security Administration: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/customer/claims/pack.shtm
Independent Traveler: http://bit.ly/kXF4Hl
Travel Sense: http://www.travelsense.org/tips/packingtips.cfm