Women are more likely to purchase extra luggage for their trip in advance, with 93% claiming they 'needed it' to pack their bulging holiday wardrobe compared to 82% of men.
The study, commissioned by fashion retailer QUIZ, revealed that one in eight British holidaymakers added an extra-large suitcase (20kg+) to their last short-haul flight ticket. Two-fifths of people have been forced to dump part of their holiday wardrobe to get past the weight check with 21% skimming clothes and 19% opting to ditch shoes.įorlorn bookworms have been forced to unpack books while 18% have abandoned electrical items.
Toiletries were the most commonly ditched luggage item with a quarter of travellers desperately binning items to lighten the load of their case. Nearly a quarter of the nation have admitted to abandoning items behind at the airport due to overpacking.
Indecisive Brits overstuffing their suitcases while chasing winter sun are being forced to dump millions of pounds worth of toiletries and clothing at airports due to being over the limit.
