Parents believe travel is more important for their children in their twenties than settling down to family life.
Insurance and investment group One Family found that 47% of mums and dads questioned in a recent poll wanted their children to have travelled extensively by the age of 30.
In contrast, only 37% wanted to see their children married or with a life partner by the age of 30 and only a quarter wanted their offspring to have children of their own at that age.
When children were asked about their own aspirations, 37% said they wanted to travel widely before they hit 30 and only 28% thought they would marry in their 20s.
However, the priority for both parents and children was for them to get a good job and become homeowners before 30.
