Study: lowest paid Americans planning biggest increase in travel spending
So it may come as a surprise, but a recent study found that American travelers making the least amount of money are planning the biggest increase in their travel budgets.
The Funjet Vacations study found 16% of Americans earning $25,000 or less are planning the biggest increases — 50% plan to spend more.
Not so surprising was the fact that nearly 90% of American travelers plan to spend the same or more than they did last year on air and hotel getaways.
“Approximately 29 percent of those that make the most money — $75,000 or greater — want to spend the same amount on their vacations this year as they did in 2006,” according to the study.
The group with the greatest increase in vacation spending plans was 25-to-34 year olds.
Another study result: women plan to outspend men by 25% more than last year on air and hotel for vacation.
Forty-four percent of men said they plan to spend the same as last year.
The study included 1,500 US respondents.
Report by David Wilkening
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