Over 30s Holiday with Parents for Financial Security

Our latest poll has uncovered a trend in over 30s holidaying with their parents for 'financial security' whilst they are away; with as many as a tenth of these claiming they'd been on a holiday in the last 5 years that their parents had paid for.

It would appear that going on holiday with parents isn't something that stops happening at a certain age, as we've found that a high number of adults over the age of 30 have been on holiday with their parents in the past 5 years.

We carried out the study as part of ongoing research into the holiday habits and preferences of UK adults. 1,271 Britons over the age of 35 took part in the poll and answered questions surrounding the holidays they had been on abroad in the past 5 years. The study had a particular focus on who they holidayed with and why.

72% had been on holiday with your partner, but 51% had been away with parents

When asked to specify who they'd been on holiday with over the past 5 years and told to select all combinations that applied from a list of possible answers, the most common answers were as follows:

With partner 72%

With partner and children 68%

With parent(s) 51%

With parent(s) and children 47%

With friends 44%

A third of those who had been away with their parents said it was because of financial security

Those who had been on holiday with one or both of their parents in the past five years were asked to explain their reasons for doing so. Whilst a fifth, 19%, put it down to 'tradition', 34% said they had holidayed with their parents for 'financial security' whilst they were away. A further tenth, 11%, admitted to going away with their parents for the 'babysitting benefits' whilst they were away, meaning there was someone to look after their children if they needed it.

One in ten admitted that their parents had paid for the holiday

Furthermore, one in ten, 9%, of those who had been away with their parents admitted that their parents had paid for their holiday.

Of those who had been on holiday with just their partner, two fifths, 41%, admitted it was to 'have a break from children' and 13% claimed it was to 'help their relationship'.

It would appear that many people take advantage of their parents when they go on holiday, whether it be paying for their holiday or asking them to babysit! It's not always fair to ask them to babysit, let alone getting them to pay- but if it means a nice big family holiday away, then we can see why so many would go for it!