A new poll has shown that more than one third of Britons would risk debt problems and use their credit cards if it meant that they could go on holiday.

The survey, by travel guide giants Lonely Planet, have said that when it comes to holidays 35% of people surveyed said they would be willing to pay for all the costs using their credit cards.

A further 24% also admitted that they would sell some of their possessions to raise money for a trip, while 10% of those surveyed would be willing to take out a loan or use their overdrafts to take a break.

Only one percent of those surveyed said that they would not take a holiday if they didn’t have the money to pay for it but 63% said that they would raise money for their holidays by cutting back on their spending. 61% of those in the poll said that they would use some of their savings to pay for a break, rather than taking out more credit to fun the trip.

At the top of people’s to-do lists was seeing cultural sights, followed by 89% of people saying that nature and scenery was second on the list and 83% said that food and drink was also important. Surprisingly, only 32% of those surveyed said that relaxing by the pool was an important activity on their holiday.