Head planner or 'agent of chaos' - people reveal family members' roles when planning a holiday

It's time for a good old family argument

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Planning your next family vacation soon? A new survey suggests vacations are more enjoyable for the whole family when they’re planned out in advance.

That’s according to a new survey of 2,000 parents in the US, which found 68% take on new roles when they plan to go on a family vacation.

When preparing a holiday one in four parents said they are the “planners” of their family — keeping everyone on track and organized. Meanwhile, others said their partner or co-parent is either an “agent of chaos” – always seeming to cause trouble (18%) or always running late (17%).

In partnership with Chase IHG® Rewards Credit Cards, the study, conducted by OnePoll, also found 68% agree there’s a lot of planning involved in their family vacations, so they can go smoothly.

76% percent of families said they are able to plan out their entire itinerary within six hours over a span of a few days.

Six in 10 (61%) families start planning at least five weeks in advance.

Nearly two in five (39%) respondents like to be prepared “at least days” in advance before leaving, while 28% are frantically getting ready up to the very last minute.

More than half (55%) of families haven’t had a vacation in at least three years – however, 70% are planning to take one within the next 18 months.