Wish we were there - again
Last updated at 10:53 22 December 2008
Seeking solitude: As many as 15% choose to ignore strangers while abroad and actively seek not to talk to anyone at all
Britons stay faithful to favourite holiday destinations but are less loyal to the friends they meet there, according to a poll.
As many as 38% of Britons have revisited the same place more than 10 times, the survey by travel website Expedia.co.uk and loyalty card company Nectar showed.
But a third of UK tourists only ever exchange numbers with people encountered on holiday to be polite and never plan to keep in touch with them later.
As many as 15% choose to ignore strangers while abroad and actively seek not to talk to anyone at all.
But a third of the 1,000 people surveyed said they tried to keep in touch with holiday friends, albeit not very often.
Men were more likely to turn to the internet to search for and catch up with mates while women opted to keep in touch through Christmas cards.
People from the East Midlands are the least loyal to holiday friends, the survey found.
Expedia communications director Alison Couper said: "The survey findings show that people are less interested in socialising while on holiday, preferring to keep themselves to themselves.
"It seems that when people head off on a break to get away from it all, they really do mean it."
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