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Diversions May 16, 2013
Summer Vacation Planning Gets Under Way
The
summer vacation is alive and well for almost half the Americans surveyed by the
vacation site DreamPlanGo in Hopkins, Minnesota.
Reported by Jill Cornfield
Forty-two percent of survey respondents who are planning to travel also said they have plans for a family trip, with such national parks as Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier and Acadia mentioned “frequently.” Many travelers also mentioned South Dakota and beaches.
More than a quarter (26%) of respondents said, however, that a weekend escape is the longest they can manage, and three-quarters of respondents said prices for gasoline and airline travel were not going to alter summer travel plans.
Among the top five trip ideas are adventure travel (13%), romantic getaways (11%) and girls’ or guys’ getaways (8%).
Among other findings:
- 64% of respondents plan to drive to their summer destination, and 28% of travelers say they will fly this summer, with Alaska, Ireland, Paris, Belize and Costa Rica as popular destinations.
- 41% of respondents said a hotel or motel was their lodging choice, with bed-and-breakfasts and inns preferred by 7% of travelers.
- 15% of those surveyed plan to camp in a tent, trailer or RV, and 14% said they’ll stay at a resort, cabin or cottage, often near a lake or beach.
- Nearly a quarter of those surveyed (23%) plan to lodge with family and friends at some point in their travel.