Brits spend around £1 billion abroad annually replacing items they left at home by accident.
These are the findings of a poll carried out by Abbey Credit Cards, which discovered that cameras and swim suits are both the top two items Brits most value on holiday and the ones they leave at home by accident.
Overall, 65 per cent forgot at least one essential item before jetting off last summer and the average cost of replacing their treasured items came in at £39 per person.
Head of credit cards at Abbey Callum Gibson stated: “With British holidaymakers forking out the astonishing sum of £1 billion pounds we should maybe all just take a few extra minutes this summer to ensure we’ve packed everything we need.”
Meanwhile, those going abroad this year were reminded by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association that holiday insurance should be treated as essential, rather than optional.
