Social media is now the most popular way for travellers to communicate with friends and family back home, while only 6% now send a postcard when they go on holiday, according to Skyscanners latest survey of 1,200 travellers.

Following the suggestion by an academic in Norway that overweight passengers should be charged more money to travel on flights to enable the airline to get back the extra fuel costs involved in carrying them, www.sunshine.co.uk ?conducted a poll of 2,472 Brits to see if the idea is something that would be supported.

New research from www.sunshine.co.uk has revealed that more than a quarter of Brits actively choose to exercise whilst on holiday and swimming is the number one choice of holiday workout.?

Job satisfaction survey of travel staff reveals half will consider leaving their company in the next 12 months.

Gadgets and devices may be getting in the way of quality holiday time, according to research by www.sunshine.co.uk, which found in a recent poll that half of those in professional management roles check their emails every single day whilst on a holiday abroad.

The lead up to a holiday should be an exciting time, but for more than a quarter (27%) of Brits the planning, booking and preparation is a source of great stress according to a survey commissioned by travel comparison site, Kayak.co.uk