Of these, 14% already have something booked.
Dubbed ‘HOMADs’ by Holiday-Rentals.co.uk, because they Holiday on Mum and Dad, 30% admitted it was because they knew their parents would pick up the tab. Three-quarters believed their parents would pay something towards the cost of the holiday and 18% that they would foot the entire bill.
Almost 77% also claimed their parents would pay for food and drink during the trip, while 64% admitted they would happily go away with family who offered to pay, even if they could not stand spending a lot of time with them.
Courtney Wylie, Holiday-Rentals.co.uk managing director, commented: ‘As young people suffer in the credit crunch, more 20-somethings than ever are choosing to go on holiday with their folks.
‘Holiday costs can soon add up, but children – of all ages – shouldn’t be embarrassed by turning to their parents for financial help.
‘Going away as a larger group can really help to keep the costs down and holidaying with your parents can even help you recreate the fun trips you had as a child.’
The poll also found it was not just the younger generation who are going away with their parents, with 55% of all Britons considering holidaying with extended family and 19% already doing so.
Fifteen per cent said they would consider it because grandparents would help look after the children, but two thirds simply wanted to spend quality time together.
Holiday-Rentals.co.uk is the UK’s biggest holiday home rentals website, listing over 180,000 properties worldwide.
It questioned 2,500 Britons for the survey.
See also:
Recession-hit parents flout school holiday rules (13/05/2009)
Credit-crunched families cut travel spend (07/05/2009)
‘Piggyback’ generation joins parents on holiday (30/03/2009)