36% of readers often leave their phone behind during vacation

Passport, suitcase, smartphone? For 36 percent of AW readers, the holiday is the time to give the phone a little less attention. 2 percent even leave their smartphone at home.

Phone use on vacation

Nevertheless, the majority of respondents to our poll believe that the telephone is actually used as much as normal: 42 percent see no difference in their telephone use at home or on holiday, compared to 20 percent who use the moment of rest on holiday to spend more time with his or her phone.

It can be a huge area of ​​tension when traveling: if you spend too much time on your phone, chances are your company will address this. At the same time, there are many reasons to grab your phone while on holiday: just check on Tripadvisor which restaurant has a good reputation, navigate to the location of that tourist attraction via Google Maps or make a reservation for a bike ride via that well-known website.

AW Poll

Let’s not forget social media either: many people are not really on holiday until they have shared their legs at the Ibizan beach on TikTok, or that photo of that leaking ice cream at the Leaning Tower of Pisa on Instagram. Be careful with that: people who know your address may see this as an invitation to come to your home. And not to feed your cats or water the plants. EricNL doesn’t have to worry about that. “I use it more often during the holidays, but only to take pictures. Social media is an absolute no go, just like in normal life.”

Our poll shows that some readers are happy to have some ‘free’ from their smartphone use, while others are happy to spend more time with their favorite gadget. Mvansluis, for example, is typically a traveler who uses his phone for the necessary TripAdvisor. “I use it a lot on vacation to take/edit/share photos and for things like reading restaurant reviews and navigation. I only hope that I don’t use it much and that I can finally read a book the old-fashioned way again. †

We are curious which book, Digital Detox by Florence Pérès maybe?

See you next week, then we’ll be back with a brand new poll, which we believe you can also fill in from your holiday address. †