Booking.com: Home redecoration starts with a holiday

For a third of people across the world, interior design is a top passion point. What's more, our love of beautiful homes is inspired by the world around us, and in particular by the amazing places we stay when we go on holiday.

Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travellers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, has conducted research across nearly 19,000 global travellers to reveal that the interior design of our holiday accommodation can provide such an unforgettable experience that over half of travellers (56%) are motivated to undertake interior design work inspired by their travels when they return to their own home, rising to 67% amongst Millennials.

Such is our desire for our holidays to live on, that a third (32%) of travellers say they want to update their home because they like interior design that reminds them of happy times spent on holiday, and one in five (21%) like to recreate their holiday experiences when back at home.

In addition to the interior of their holiday accommodation, taking wider inspiration from local design ranked highly (44%) in influencing home redecoration. Those interested in following suit should consider Helsinki (Finland), Copenhagen (Denmark), Eindhoven (Netherlands), Graz (Austria) and Milan (Italy) – as these are the top five destinations endorsed for design globally by Booking.com travellers*.

Other top sources that influence travellers' plans to redecorate post-holiday include

• The sights and sounds e.g. colours, textiles of their holiday (36%)
• Being immersed in a new culture (32%)
• Visiting museums, galleries or other places of interest (20%)

Read the full release here: https://globalnews.booking.com/home-redecoration-starts-with-a-holiday/