A major indulgence in many generation y life styles is a summer holiday with friends. Year after year many groups of friends plan their summers holidays to escape 'home' and enjoy themselves. 

Popular programmes such as The Inbetweeners highlight the types of events that stereotypically happen on a summer holiday of generation y. On holiday generation y tend to spend a week drinking alcohol, having fun with friends and drinking in order to have the confidence to social with others of the same age who are also enjoying a similar holiday. 

 Programmes such as Geordie Shore and Jersey Shore have become increasingly popular among the 18-24 generation. These programmes have become well known among the individuals of generation y and is watched regularly by many in this generation. These programmes both highlight the extents which people go to under the influence of alcohol and record their every move over a time period which when put together creates a very popular tv show among this generation.