HOLIDAY MAKERS LIVING TO REGRET DRUNK CASUAL SEX

  BED hopping Brits live to regret their drunken sexual encounters while on booze-fuelled holidays, a shocking new survey has found.

  Research from the definitive Durex Summer Sex Survey shows holiday makers are likely to be drunk when they have casual sex (76%) but young women are more likely to wish it’d never happened, with 44% saying they’d felt sorry for themselves the morning after.

  The survey turned the spotlight onto the actions of holidaymakers aged 16 – 24 and more than a third said they went on holiday with the intention of having casual sex.

  On average, people will have sex with four people while on holiday and 70% said they’d have sex with a stranger, as they’ll never see them again.

  A third don’t take condoms with them but 54% said they would buy them in resort. Fifteen per cent expected their partner to supply one and 4% said they were too embarrassed to take condoms through customs.

  The research also found 2% of men and 1% of women have come back with a sexually transmitted infection after sex on holiday.

  Ruth Gresty, senior brand manager for Durex in the UK , said: “The Durex Summer Sex Survey 2006 is this season’s definitive report on young people’s attitudes to sex while on holiday.

  “It’s clear when the heat is on and the booze is flowing, people’s inhibitions fly out the window and they get carried away in the moment.

  “Our advice is to ensure you are always equipped with a condom if there is the chance you are going to have sex and not to rely on your partner to supply one.

“It’s better to spend a few Euros on a condom than on another beer as good sexual health is priceless.”

  Nearly half say they’ve had a holiday romance – with 52% keeping in touch once the holiday’s over. More than a third (36%) say they’ve gone away hoping to find the girl or boy of their dreams.

  Brits make the best lovers, according to the survey, with the Italians being voted the sexiest and the French being the most romantic. The Turkish were last on every count, closely followed by the Germans.

  People say they’re most likely to have sex in a hotel room or apartment – but places such as the pool, the beach and the hotel balcony also get the thumbs up. One respondent even said they’d had sex in the stock cupboard of a bar.

 (Research supplied by Durex)

  (31/8/06)