Forget flip¹ flops² and sun tan lotion³, it's coffee and ketchup⁴ that holidaymakers consider their packing essentials, according to a new study. 

 

一项最新研究显示，度假行李中的必备物品根本不是人字拖和防晒霜，而是咖啡和番茄酱。

 

While the French favour cheese with more than half (53 percent) squeezing a dairy treat into their suitcase, perhaps unsurprisingly 48 percent of Brits take tea bags with them on a getaway, to make a brew⁵ on the move. 

 

Perhaps fearing that food overseas might need seasoning⁶, ketchup was the essential item for 38 percent of New Zealanders, while 41 percent of Indonesians packed hot sauce and 38 percent of Mexicans carried canned chillies.

 

Transporting a kitchen essential from home, Australians couldn't bear to be without vegemite (41 percent packed it) while 55 % of South Koreans can be found carrying Kimchi and 39 percent of Chinese mainland travellers pack instant noodles. 

 

For Germans with a sweet tooth, 43 percent packed treats in the form of Haribo while 43 percent of Irish tourists squirrel away Silvermints in their suitcase. 

 

Concerned more with entertainment on the road than their taste buds, 37 percent of Russians surveyed travel with a pack of playing cards. While handily, 30 percent of Swiss travellers carry a pocket knife. 

 

Interestingly, those from the USA, Hong Kong and Belgium were more pre-occupied with packing essentials that related to grooming⁷ and hygiene⁸. 

 

The study found 32 percent of Americans take toilet paper with them on their travels, a staggering 66 percent of Belgians pack Washandjes (wash cloths) and 60 percent of people from Hong Kong carry pocket tissues with them. 

 

Honing in on Brits, after tea bags, marmite was a popular item to pack with 14 percent of respondents taking the spread overseas, along with 11 percent carrying chocolate hob nobs, nine percent Vicks Vapor⁹ Rub and just 8 percent plumping for coffee.

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