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Your holiday growing pain

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July 20, 2025

Parents are still bankrolling breaks for their adult children... and long for a role reversal

- BY MILO BOYD

Your holiday growing pain

Having children is a real game-changer when it comes to holidays - factoring in nappy changes, bed times, extra mouths to feed and meltdowns.

But even when kids grow up and fly the nest they are still keen to jet off with mum and dad, studies have shown.

Around two-fifths of adults plan getaways with their parents each year - and it's got plenty of appeal, not least the older generation picking up the tab.

A Starling Bank poll revealed more than a quarter (27%) of parents who are going away with their grownup children fork out for some or all of their travel expenses to help them make ends meet. But not everyone is happy with this.

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