E Wallet Pop x Women organise holidays while men just spend ‘Hannah Ricci Sep agth 2010 at u:saaas Filed under: Travel Whe organises the holidays in your house? ‘Women tend to take charge when booking hnolidays and choosing the destination, ‘sccording to mew research from Tesco Travel Money, yet men are more likely to manage the finances once on holiday, and spend more. ‘than women ae 5 re2ult ‘Where in the world to spend our holidays is the biggest decision when planning ‘overseas breaks, and figures show mare women (2736) believe they sre more likely te influence the decision of where they are going, compared to 17% of men. ‘Yet research shows the power switches once on holiday, with mere than half of men ssying they are in charge of the holisiay finanses, and spending sn average: £58 g week more than woman as 5 result ‘Se why do women weer the trousers when it coms fo holiday planning? Well, yes ifs a generalisation and there are plenty of couples where the guy is super ‘organised and takes charge of holiday plans, but on the whale, women de just seem to be better event planners, We like deciding where to go, scouring the internet to research flights and secommodstian and are generally good at making arrangements within 9 budget ‘Women also tend to be more decisive and pro-active when making plans, while ‘guys tend to be more easy-going and flexible to whatever is suggested. And les be honest, if men messed up by booking @ rubbish hotel or getting the dates wrong — thay’d never hear the end of it for the duration of the holiday, However, if mast men do take: charge of money and splash our more once en hnoliday as the research suggests, it may explain why 37% of people say they always end up spending more than they want to when they go amay. John Howells, head of travel money at Tesco Bank, said: "Whilst there are some differences between the way man and women perosive their holiday finances, ‘one thing everyone will agree on is that they want to get the mast out of their holiday money.