{"id":12662,"date":"2016-06-02T09:32:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T08:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12662"},"modified":"2016-12-14T14:22:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T14:22:49","slug":"families-on-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/families-on-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Families on holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The average British family will spend two and half months&#8217; wages on their summer holiday, according to new research.<\/h2>\r\nA family of four will spend an average of \u00a31,074.40 per person on an annual holiday. Equal to one breadwinner&#8217;s after-tax pay total for two and a half months&#8217;. Based on the average wage of \u00a326,411, e-tailer Give as you Live found.\r\n\r\nAmong cities in the UK, sun hungry Glaswegians are the biggest spenders among us, splashing \u00a31,922.97 per person. Londoners show far more restrain, however, forking out an average of \u00a31,032.58.\r\n\r\nUsing KidStart you can save 6.5% from <strong>Family Traveller<\/strong>. For the full list of KidStart Holiday and Travel retailers please go <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/category\/TravelWebsites-TravelAgents.aspx\">here<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/category\/TravelWebsites-TravelAgents.aspx\">.<\/a>\r\n<h3>Related article<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/family-holidays-hotels-self-catering\/\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">KidStart, a little help along the way.<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The average British family will spend two and half months&#8217; wages on their summer holiday, according to new research. A family of four will spend an average of \u00a31,074.40 per person on an annual holiday. 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