Many Brits plan to become ‘blended’ travellers in 2023

Of these, 37 percent love the fact they can see the world without using up annual leave.

One in three also noted the benefit of less crowded airports, due to travelling outside of peak time.

And 31 percent appreciated the cheaper flights, due to going when most are typically working in the UK.

Of those who have previously travelled and worked abroad, the average “blended” traveller spends five hours working each day.

Naomi Hahn, spokeswoman for Skyscanner, which commissioned the research, said: “The remote working population are making the digital nomad trend we’ve seen emerge over the last few years permanent.

“The pandemic limited our travel options for years, but expanded our options and flexibility as a workforce.

“Now that the world is open for exploration again, it’s great to see workers holding onto this workplace flexibility, and blending it with the travel opportunities available to them.

“Blending remote work in travel can often mean more convenient, and even cheaper, travel.”

The study found two-thirds (66 percent) of those who have extended a trip abroad have taken their partners with them, while 60 percent have taken their mates, and over half (56 percent) brought along their family.

And 59 percent who work remotely have extended a personal holiday to build in time to get some work done.

The hotel is the preferred venue for working while holidaying for 59 percent – although 40 percent will decamp to a restaurant.

Only 12 percent of all workers have qualms about taking care of some work responsibilities while on holiday.

And three in five think combining some work with leisure activities on a trip abroad is a good idea.

City break-style holidays were found to lend themselves best to this blended style of holiday, followed by beach holidays and sports holidays.

And Barcelona tops the study, carried out by OnePoll, as the most popular destination for a blended leisure and work trip.

Paris, Florence, and Madrid also featured in the top five, while Lisbon, Amsterdam, and Dublin were in the top 10.

Instagram was identified as the main source of blended travel inspo, with 30 percent naming the social platform as the main place where they see people blending work with leisure on holiday.

A spokesman for Skyscanner added: “Compared to places like the US, the amount of annual leave given to UK workers is relatively good – but that doesn’t mean there aren’t adjustments to be made.

“Blended trips are a personal choice, and they aren’t for everyone.

“For those who want to get away from the stress of their day-to-day and leave the office behind, travel abroad still offers a great way to do that.

“But for blended travellers happy to pack their laptop in their carry-on, there are opportunities to bring your work to some inspiring and exotic locations – without eating into your leave allowance.”