Taking photos overtakes sightseeing as the thing that the British love doing when on holiday – new survey suggests

Lone tourist woman kneeling down with compact camera in Rome.

British holidaymakers now consider taking photos the second most important element of their trip, trumped only by enjoying a good meal in a fancy restaurant.

That's according to a new study conducted by MPB – the photography equipment resale platform – which recently surveyed 1,000 British adult holidaymakers who said they take photos “most days” or “every day” during their trips.