Holiday friendships rarely last beyond the end of the trip, according to a survey of UK travellers.

Some on a break even give fake phone numbers to avoid being pestered by their new-found friends once back home, the poll by Hotels.com found.

Of 2,000 people surveyed, 58 per cent said they regularly made friends when away but only six per cent managed to keep the friendships going for as long as a month after returning home.

Also, 59 per cent admitted to contacting their new friends just the once after the trip.

Around 22 per cent gave out false phone numbers to deter any further contact.

But 38 per cent went on holidays especially to form friendships, with one per cent even eventually marrying their new friend.

The poll showed Londoners are the most pally when on a trip, with 83 per cent making friends every time they go away. Next most-matey are the Welsh, followed by West Midlanders.

Those least likely to strike up friendships on holiday are people from southeast England.