Women call the holiday shots, reveals Skyscanner

11 Jun 2013  2035 | World Travel News

SINGAPORE - Almost three quarters of women say that they do most of the research when it comes to planning a holiday, with just 9% claiming their partner does it, according to a poll of 1000 international travellers by leading global travel search site Skyscanner.
 
Of the men who admitted their partner did the research, a third claimed it was because their partner was better at it and could find better deals, while 1 in 10 admitted it was simply because they were too lazy!
 
Additionally a fifth of these men believe their partners enjoy doing the research more than they do and 19% think their partners do the research because they are fussier – and it appears they might be right as only 24% of women said they would be happy to let their partner make all the holiday decisions.
 
However it appears there is holiday harmony with a whopping 95% of women and 97% of men claiming to be happy with the current decision making set up.
 
This is further reinforced by the fact just 5% said they often disagreed about the holiday decisions.  Flight decisions were least likely to cause arguments with only 2% claiming to “often disagree”, while spending budget was the most contentious issue with almost 1 in every 10 respondents admitting to arguing on this point.
 
When it comes to how men and women get their holiday inspiration, the results of a separate Skyscanner survey of 1000 Singaporean travellers showed that men were likely to turn to browse Facebook for inspiration while women were more inclined towards holiday brochures, reinforcing the fact that 1 in 10 men said they were too lazy to do the research.
 
Skyscanner spokesperson Sam Poullain commented, “Planning a holiday can provide lots of talking points and create lots of decision-making, particularly when it comes to spending money. The findings of our survey show us that, more often than not, it’s women who do the leg work and get the final say - and many laid-back men seem to be happy with this!”


Sourced: TravelDailyNews

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