Avoid the post holiday blues

New research from Virgin Holidays reveals a fifth of UK holidaymakers start suffering the symptoms of post holiday blues before they even board their return flight.

Indeed the average time it takes for symptoms to start for all travellers is just 6.21 hours after landing – just enough time to collect your bags, get home and stick the kettle on!

Although the research, carried out by Virgin Holidays established it doesn’t take long for people to lose that holiday feeling, it also uncovered that many find it easy to bring it back with three quarters (75 per cent) of people seeking out smells which remind them of their holiday destination to help battle the back to work blues.

So from flip flops to freshly cut grass and rum to rubber – the scents are sure to stimulate your senses and bring those holiday memories flooding back.

But there are also a couple of other tricks holidaymakers can try to keep the holiday feeling alive:

Book another holiday: Over a quarter of Brits will book another holiday to prolong the holiday feeling.

Wear a bikini to work: Even though only two of the population admit to wearing their bikini to work – that’s more than 97,000 people hiding their skimpies under their suits!

Turn to fake tan: A quarter of holidaymakers in Northern Ireland admit that bottled suntans do the job in keeping their holiday feeling long after they’re back at work.

Wear some white: One in six admit that wearing white shows of their sun kissed skin and makes it easier to deal with being back in Blighty.

Hit the beach: Almost half of Brits think beach holidays are the best type of holiday for maximising the holiday feeling once you’ve returned to Britain.

travelbite.co.uk staff

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