The shift from manufacturing to management and professional jobs and the increasing numbers of self-employed mean a considerable sector of the population sees work as the focus of life. professionals feel under pressure to spend long hours at the office, protecting their reputation and outputs. In the UK, a survey by Buzz, the low-cost airline, estimated that employees lose a staggering 49 million days holiday entitlement per year(published in the Sunday Times. Jan 20th. 2002). The development of a '24/7' culture means that service sector workers don't escape this pressure, and are often working unsocial hours. One of the results of these current employment patterns is short breaks are becoming much more popular.