Welcome to the 'Condom-inium': Stay in this Ibiza apartment for FREE for a week - if you don't mind sleeping in a bed covered with safe sex messages and STI statistics
- 35% of 18-to-35-year-olds have had unprotected sex on holiday
- One in 12 Brits have contracted an STI while on vacation, survey revealed
- Health and beauty retailer created 'Condom-inium' to combat problem
- Decor includes graphic images of the herpes virus on the pillows
There is a free apartment available to rent in Ibiza for a week this summer, with great sea views - but there's a catch.
The rooms are decorated with pictures of sexually transmitted diseases, statistics on how many people catch them on holiday and warnings to practice safe sex.
The two-bedroom 'Sexual Health Condom-inium' has been created by a health and beauty retailer to warn 18-to-35-year-olds about the dangers of promiscuity while on vacation.
There are free hotel rooms going in Ibiza this summer - but there is a small catch. The rooms will be covered in pictures of sexually transmitted diseases, with warnings to practice safe sex
A survey by Superdrug of 2,000 Britons in the aforementioned age group revealed that more than a third (35 per cent) have had unprotected sex whilst on holiday, with a quarter of those (24 per cent) subsequently contracting an STI.
It also revealed that one in 12 (nine per cent) of Brits have contracted an STI on holiday - including genital herpes, chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis and genital warts.
In addition to this, one in three (31 per cent) have had a one-night stand on holiday, with a sixth (15 per cent) confessing to ten fleeting sexual encounters with a stranger during their time away.
To address the problem Superdrug set up the Condom-inium.
The decor includes graphic images of the herpes virus on the pillows and statistics on the duvet that include the most common STIs caught on vacation (35 per cent, genital herpes) and how many people have never had an STI check (48 per cent).
The free accommodation will be available in Avenida del mar, from August 10 to September 6.
If the eye-opening bedding wasn't enough, Ibizan holidaygoers will receive a safe sex intimacy kit that includes condoms and an STI home testing kit.
The Sexual Health Condom-inium concept has been created to address research which revealed that one in 12 Brits have contracted an STI on holiday
Speaking about the Sexual Health Condom-inium, Melanie Wilson, Head of Wellbeing at Superdrug said: 'Educating people about the risks of catching sexually transmitted diseases while away is very important.
'The sexual health bedding draws attention to the risks and the facts in an original way, as well as promoting the safe sex message.
'Sixty-eight per cent of those researched admitted they would be more likely to be tested for an STI if they could do so online rather than visit a clinic, and we have seen that with our Online Doctor service.'
The two bedroom apartment , which sleeps four, is specifically targeted at the 18-35 age group
The research also revealed that there is a widespread ignorance of the risks of catching diseases such as genital herpes, chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis and genital warts.
A staggering 62 per cent of those polled saying they don't take condoms on holiday, and over half (59 per cent) said they didn't go to a clinic after unprotected sex.
Dr Pixie McKenna, brand ambassador for Superdrug said: 'My main advice is to protect yourself!
'However, if you decide not to, whether on holiday or at home, it is really important to go and visit your local GP, sexual health centre or take a test confidentially via a sexual health clinic, your GP or in the privacy of your own home straight away, so if you have caught something, it can be treated as soon as possible.'
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