Five weeks - length of the new gap year

THE GAP year is becoming more of a snap year, with trips lasting only five weeks on average, according to a new poll.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th May 2011, 16:09 BST

Updated 9th May 2011, 23:33 BST

Only 5.56 per cent of adults are planning breaks of more than four weeks in the next 12 months, insurance company LV= found.