Holiday sex STD fears

More than a quarter of men and one in seven women holidaying in the Spanish dance resort of Ibiza have more than one sexual partner during their visit, research revealed today.

A study of more than 1,500 travellers aged 16 to 35 returning from the island found that 26 per cent of men and 14.5 per cent of the women admitted to having sex with more than one person.

Researchers, writing in the journal-Sexually Transmitted Infections, said action was urgently needed to protect the sexual health of millions of young people who travel abroad every year.

More than 250,000 British people go to Ibiza each year.

The authors said: " This emphasises the importance of initiatives to promote safe sex."