Next Episode of Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday is
Season 6 / Episode 5 and airs on 10 May 2026 19:00
Two families exchange holidays to see if money really does buy happiness, with the family that is used to luxury going on holiday in decidedly more humble locations, while the other family gets a taste of the high life.
Hard-up pensioners Hilary and Malcolm join millionaire restaurateurs Michael and Andres on two very different holidays on the island of Tenerife. First up is a £3,000 a night luxury villa where the two couples are waited on hand and foot, before it is all change at the most basic of campsites on the other side of the island, with shared loos and a shower that blows hot and cold. The holiday ends in a life-changing moment that Hilary and Malcolm never saw coming.
Hard-up pensioners Hilary and Malcolm join millionaire restaurateurs Michael and Andres on two very different holidays on the island of Tenerife. First up is a £3,000 a night luxury villa where the two couples are waited on hand and foot, before it is all change at the most basic of campsites on the other side of the island, with shared loos and a shower that blows hot and cold. The holiday ends in a life-changing moment that Hilary and Malcolm never saw coming.
Hard-up twentysomething pals Nina and Taylor go on two very different holidays with wealthy Essex friends Zoe and Victoria. First stop is a back-to-basics Suffolk cabin, where shared toilets and Pot Noodle sandwiches are followed by a five-star city break to Budapest, where they sample the famous outdoor baths and take a champagne cruise up the Danube.
Millionaire couple Nigel and Sue go on two very different holidays in Fuerteventura with hard-up single mum Sharon and her son Jordan, contrasting a basic self-catered apartment with a luxurious five-star hotel. First, the foursome embark on low-cost activities, like hiking up a volcano and a pub quiz, as Nigel and Sue start to realise the best things in life are free. Switching to the rich holiday, Sharon and Jordan can't believe the world of wealth they are walking into - with dune buggies, fine food and jet skis making it an incredible experience.
Wealthy lawyer friends Paul and Sophie go on two very different holidays in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon with hard-up best pals Mel and Karen. Their first break is in a hostel that is basic, but does boast a huge adult-sized ball pit to cavort in, before they head to a boutique hotel, one of Lisbon's more luxurious retreats.
Successful DJ Bonnie and her husband Paul join forces with best friends Tegan and Maria for two contrasting holidays with very different budgets in French ski resort Alpe d'Huez. After a week on the slopes will they have as much fun on the second half of the break in a couple of low-cost camper vans further down the mountain?
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