Two-week holiday booked? You’ll only enjoy nine days of it

Holidaymakers get just nine days of complete enjoyment in a two week break, according to research.

Boffins working for Teletext (is that still a thing?) Holidays have identified a ‘window of relaxation’ which starts two days into a fortnight’s holiday, and ends three days before you get home.

Instead of enjoying a full holiday, during these five unfulfilling days Brits find it impossible to switch off from the stresses of work and home life.

Four in 10 adults admit they continue to check work emails and make work calls throughout their break – with one in 20 checking their emails as soon as they wake up each day.

Even the lead up to a holiday can be stressful, with workers putting in an extra two and a half hours a day to ensure things are tied up before they jet off.

The study of 2,000 holidaymakers found those who can’t switch off from work will dip into their emails around six times a day and make up to eight phone calls during the two week period.

But only one in 10 adults believe their boss expects them to carry on working, with 36 per cent of those who do keep in touch with the office doing so because of fears they’ll miss out on something.

How depressing is that? Switch that phone off, folks.