It would appear that more than 23 million women and 15 million men chose to go away with friends and leave their partners at home. A survey by Alpharooms suggests that lad’s holidays are more common among the younger generation, whilst girl’s holidays are all the rage in the slightly older years. The most popular destination to go to when escaping from partners is Spain.

Those wishing to holiday without their other halves should possibly consider escorted tours that are specifically for those people travelling alone. These can be great social occasions because even though you are travelling on your own, you are bound to meet new people and strike up new friendships on coach tours wherever you go.