To think people are too obsessed with taking a holiday?

[Tepoi]

I don’t get the attraction of saving for months to go somewhere for 10ish days. Fine if you have money but hearing how people are spending the equivalent of 1 - 2 months take home pay on a holiday strikes me as very odd. Maybe because I don’t have the money to spare.
if you do go on holiday, and it takes 4-6 weeks’ take home pay, can I ask why you go?

It doesn't appeal to me either but we're all different and it's good that so many enjoy it as it's a huge industry.

Dh and I are probably like millions of folk where our bills are all covered and we have some left over each money but not a huge amount.
I couldn't justify using that money for two weeks away.

I also hate the heat, get bored of the beach within a couple of days and my idea of hell is sitting around a pool all day.

Yes, agree it's that "reset " that I get from being somewhere different to my every day.

Plus that beautiful sunshine all day every day

Op a "holiday" means many things to many people.

For me camping definitely is not a holiday. However my expectations of one are very low. For me it's just leaving the house, new surroundings and exploring somewhere new. If the sea is thrown in that's a bonus.

That can be for one night or two weeks.

In my mind a white bland hotel block with a buffet is also not my idea of all holiday.

All of this of course. Why would you not go? I've found since WFH, even though I live near the sea, I look forward to holidays even more.

We've done cheap and we've done more expensive. I'm currently on holiday and it is a more expensive one as my DH's dad left us some money.

As a family we love a holiday, I love a cottage in Yorkshire and I love sitting in the sun drinking cocktails (like I'm doing now).

We are a family that likes to explore and find out as much as possible about the area we stay in. For us saving and going away is worth every penny but I have friends who hate it. Each to their own 🤷🏼‍♀️

Just to add I wouldn't get in debt for it though and realise we're currently in a good financial position due to a small inheritance

Because I like to see the world and other cultures, different food, different climates, different architecture.

As a mum of two teenagers, it's my time to really spend some quality time with them without the distractions of work, school, friends etc. Whilst we do sit down together for dinner each evening where possible, due to all of the above it's only a small amount of time. Two weeks with them gives us the opportunity we wouldn't usually have.
We're lucky to have the option to save and spend that time somewhere hot and lovely, explore new countries and experience new things.
Our eldest is likely to want to holiday with his friends next year, so that means this year we are really making the most of him being with us.

Holidays don't always mean just sitting around the pool all day. We went to Thailand recently and didn't spend any time at the pool.

To see the world, to spend morning on experiences rather than things or to see the world. Not all holidays have to be expensive. We do not go abroad a lot although we could afford to go more than we do.

2 months of a wage when your partner earns 'high' cannot be discounted...what a ridiculous thing to say. If you had ONLY your income would you still spend it?!

No.

And I'd say around 25% of my income goes on holidays. (Lone parent)

We just enjoy being away from the routine. We do a “big” holiday like Disneyland once a year then a bunch of smaller, cheaper holidays. It’s not always a huge financial undertaking. I like the kids getting loads of different experiences.

I was so looking forward to our summer holiday this year - first since lockdown and it cost me around 3.5k

It was crap. Too hot, too busy, I just wanted to come home and I can't believe how much money I wasted.

I'm not doing it again for a long time

We wouldn't normally spend so much, but it's costing a couple of months' take home pay (£5K) for a practically once in a lifetime trip to Orlando, this isn't routine for us however.

I can only properly relax on holiday I think. With a proper barrier of space between myself and the day to day stresses

I think the unreasonable part is the proportion of ones Income some people spend, our annual spend on holidays equates to around 4-5% of household income (2x 7 day holidays abroad)

Don't see what is so unreasonable about that if you can afford to do it. What I do feel is unreasonable is those who finance themselves up to their eyeballs on holidays they can't actually afford...

Everyone is different WRT holidays.

I like travelling, but I don't like fly and flops for example.

In some ways when I was younger with more responsibilities I often found that longed for holidays rarely lived up to expectations.

Anyway enjoy yourselves whatever you do.

This is us. I work three days a week and DH works four. In fairness I have an autoimmune condition which is triggered by hot weather, so going abroad these days wouldn't be a good idea for me anyway, but I'd rather have an easy life for 52 weeks a year than stress myself out for 50 and have two in Spain.

We still go on holiday, just UK breaks. We do it cheaply and will have had three this year.

My holidays are and always have been a priority to me. I don’t spend a fortune as I’m happy to go to the Greek islands and stay in a basic apartment complex as long as it’s got a pool. I’ve been away once in June and going again in September and combined cost of both trips including spending money is around a months take home.

Im not materialistic at all. I drive an 8 year old car, buy clothes on Vinted and im
not much of a drinker. I’d rather spend my money on my two holidays than anything else.

Dh and I allocate approx one months combined salary towards holidays each year. That usually funds a week abroad with the kids (teenage) and another 4/5 days or long weekend in the uk / air B&B.
I would spend more if I had it. Travel is important to me and I don’t truly feel recharged unless I have a change of scenery. I work to afford not only the basics such as food etc but to enjoy life as much as I can.

I think the era of everyone flying on holidays is coming to an end, and if it isn't it should. The Med is on fire. Who is going to risk 5K on a holiday only to see their hotel burned down? And climate breakdown is accelerating. I was planning to go to Italy this year but a) can't afford it as flights are so much more expensive b) it's too hot there now c) feels criminal to burn all that carbon for a week in Italy d) might get covid there and then it's a waste of money. We are catching a train 1.5 hours away to an interesting city and spending two nights in a hotel. Just as nice and very little guilt!

I just love travelling and seeing new places. I also go so that I can hike because there are no hills where I live. We don’t really do hotel and pool holidays, we’re more about exploring.

It's not necessarily the way people want.

It's a mixture of things. Change of scenery, explore new places across the world, more reliably warm/hot weather, experience new culture, different food, spending time away from home with family without work/hie distractions, no daily household chores, etc.

Luckily our family income allows us to travel on holidays each year. We chose to prioritise holidays as we all enjoy them. Different families have different prioritises and interests.