A Holiday Extras survey on packing habits reveals though women are commonly believed to pack more, men return from their travels with the most unworn items.
In a web survey of 600 customers, 80% of men said they came home from holiday with more than a fifth of their clothes untouched whereas most women said only 10% of their outfits went unused.
Men were far more savvy when it came to shoe packing however, with 92% getting away with three pairs or fewer whereas a quarter of women surveyed took between four and nine pairs and seven per cent of women admited lugging ten or more with them.
Across the sexes, more than half of holidaymakers surveyed said they took more shoes than they needed.
Holiday Extras advises laying clothes out before packing to avoid taking similar items, restricting your colour range so more things coordinate and settling on three multi-purpose pairs of shoes plus some flip flops.
by Debbie Ward
