Send the annoying travel habits packing!

The travel battle of the sexes.

It’s one of the biggest bones of contention between the sexes during the holiday season according to the over-50s travel review and advice site Silver Travel Advisor (silvertraveladvisor.com), arguments often break out before couples even set foot out of the front door because of annoying packing habits.

Silver Traveller’s managing director Debbie Marshall says: “Our members have listed their partners’ worst packing habits, with inappropriate clothing being the most annoying male faux-pas and packing excessive beauty products and unnecessary extras being the most annoying female trait.”

10 things that women would rather men didn’t pack

T-shirts with inappropriate slogans on them and Hawaiian shirts.

Leather sandals with socks.

Anything made from corduroy.

A ‘family-sized’ aerosol of shaving foam (once out of the can, it never goes back).

Speedos.

A Beanie hat.

A compass or other navigation system.

Shoulder-carried video cameras and excessively large photographic equipment.

Gadgets. Leave your inner geek at home.

Buoyancy aids. If you can’t swim, don’t swim.

10 things that men would rather women didn’t pack

More than three pairs of shoes.

‘Essentials’ such as a universal sink stopper, inflatable coat hanger or lobster pick.

A kettle. Not every hotel room has one, but if you’re that far from boiling water then there won’t be a socket to plug it into either.

Photographs of the family. No-one wants to see them.

Clothes. Without them life is more interesting and there is no risk of excess baggage.

A suitcase. Most men would rather the contents arrived magically in the hotel room.

More than one moisturiser or anti-wrinkle cream.

Excessive medication.

Anything brightly coloured, garish or flamboyant.

Large or embarrassing headwear there’s no point when a Beanie hat would suffice.