Bangkok--20 Aug--Grayling Thailand
A recent survey by global travel search site Skyscanner has found that less than half of all men (44%) pack their own suitcases, with a shocking 6% admitting they have NEVER packed their own bag to go on holiday. Even when it comes to business trips, a massive 27% of men say their partner still packs their bag for them.
And the reason?While over a third (35%) say it is because their partners know they will forget things otherwise, one in ten admits it’s because they are too lazy and a further 10% say it is because they ask them to.
However it appears that womenmay not be packing for their partners completely altruistically; while a third of the women who pack for their partners said it was because they believe they are better at it, almost a fifth said they like doing it, 10% admitted it is because they like to control what their partner wears and 13% said they want to smuggle their own belongings into their partner’s case.
And it appears they have good reason to want to steal some of their partner’s luggage space with 56% of women surveyed admitting they pack more than their partner and just 12% stating their partner packs more than them. When sharing a suitcase, 45% of women said they get more space than their partners, compared to just 6% of men.
This extra luggage may be one of the reasons why women start packing much sooner than men; 35% of women start packing a few days or more in advance of their trip compared to 20% of men, while a whopping 44% of men are last minute packers, packing their bags the night before or just a few hours before the holiday (compared to 30% of women).
Grace PobpabhaAreerat, Skyscanner Market Development Manager for Thailandsaid “Thai travellers make the most of luggage space because many like to buy local souvenirs and snacksto share with family, friends, and colleagues. And based on chats with a wide cross section of friends, Thai women seem to be more skilled, smart, and patient, when it comes to using all available space in asuitcase.”
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