Research involving more than 2000 holiday-makers by Sunshine.co.uk had found that a realtionship split is the number one reason people cancel their holidays.
In fact accordinf to the research, 12 per cent of couples that book a romantic break do not end up so much as boarding the plane together.
Overall, it is estimated that £96million* is wasted on non-refundable deposits in the UK every year, with reasons for cancelling a holiday including separation, family bereavement and illness and even the death of a pet. According to travel agents, just over 2 per cent of holidays booked in the UK end up being cancelled.
In their poll of 2,364 holiday-makers, www.sunshine.co.uk found the top 10 reasons as:
1. Separation/divorce
2. Illness/injury
3. Finances
4. Family bereavement
5. Extreme weather
6. Phobias
7. War in country/Foreign office warning
8. Unforeseen work commitments
9. No longer wished to go
10. Death of a pet
Sunshine.co.uk is expecting the problem to get worse, as high street holiday companies continue to encourage holiday makers to book well in advance in order to get better deals, thus increasing the chances of changes needing to be made to the booking that some companies will then charge for, to make a greater profit.
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