While 88% of Britons think they need a recuperation holiday, just 29% of them intend to take a medical, holistic, beauty or spiritual break this year, in contrast to 64% of Italians, 54% of French and 45% of Germans, says the online travel company.

As many as 52% of Britons said such breaks were “too expensive”, while many said they were too busy to take such a holiday.