This Is How Much Time We Waste On Holiday Trying (And Failing) To Relax

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This Is How Much Time We Waste On Holiday Trying (And Failing) To Relax
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We really are bad at unwinding.

69% of Brits go on holiday to take a break to rest and relax but new research has found that, well, I’m not sure how to say this politely but… we are really quite bad at relaxing. Yep. Sorry to say it but according to research from OnePoll for theReally, this makes sense because while being on holiday is great, the travelling part is often quite stressful and adjusting to your surroundings must take some time but for a lot of people, it goes a little deeper than that.

11% of us even suffer from pet separation anxiety when we’re sunning ourselves on our annual holidays.Of course, spending precious days of your holiday not fully enjoying the trip isn’t ideal and shifting into holiday mode sooner means that you can make the most of your trip and leave the home life worries behind, at least for a short while.

30% of travellers have said that they can switch into holiday mode once they’ve landed at their destination but for others, it can be a little sooner with 16% of people feeling it once they put on their “out of office” notifications and 12% feeling it when they finish packing their holiday clothes.The Hilton has paired with psychologist and ASMR expert Dr Giulia Poerio to provide a solution: an ASMR track that brings you right to your favourite holiday sounds.

ASMR researcher, Dr Giulia Poerio, who advised on the track, commented, “The impact of everyday sounds on our levels of relaxation and wellbeing is something of increasing research interest, especially over the past few years. It makes sense then that sounds we commonly associate with holidays might help bring people closer to those sought after feelings of rest and relaxation even before people arrive at their getaway destinations.

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