Holidaymakers miss home & its comforts just five days into a getaway – and coming back is ‘the best bit'
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WHEN it comes to holiday season how much of a home body are you at heart?
Are you happy to wave goodbye to Margate for two weeks with no thoughts of home sweet home - so long as you've packed your Marmite?
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Holidaymakers start to miss home just five days into a holiday
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People miss their own space and home comforts very quickly
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Or do you miss your own pillow, the comfy sofa and the green grass of home as soon as the 'plane touches down in sunny Spain?
It comes as a study, of 2,000 holidaymakers, found they start to miss home just five days into a getaway.
Both the quiz and the research were commissioned by DFS, with the latter identifying the things they long for most when away - including their own space, their own bed, and their routines.
Spokesperson Kellie Wyles said: "For many, coming back from holiday is the best bit, because nothing comes close to those home comforts.
'It is often thought that a holiday is the ultimate relaxation, but after airport stress and luggage worries, plus not having our own space, many start to miss their home comforts.'
The study also found 46 per cent cite not having their home comforts with them when they go away as their main reason for missing home.
Although, 31 per cent take tea bags away and 27 per cent take their own towels.
While eight per cent even pack their own pillows.
As a result, 52 per cent feel one of the best things about going on holiday is returning to their home - and a quarter admit to being sad at the prospect of being away from it.
However, it might not last long as when they do arrive home, housework takes priority - with the laundry (47 per cent) and unpacking (56 per cent) among the first tasks on the list.
The study, carried out through OnePoll, also revealed 75 per cent feel there is no place like home and 38 per cent would transport their abode to their holiday destination, if they could.
While 71 per cent have planned weekends of doing nothing so they could spend more time at home, with 43 per cent taking time off work purely to enjoy their own home.
Kellie Wyles added: 'It is a good thing that so many see the home as a place of relaxation and recuperation.
"We know that our customers' homes are a real reflection of their lives, families and personalities. It's really no wonder we feel so attached to our homes and miss them while we're away.'
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