US travellers expect to holiday closer to home

Saturday, 07 Jun, 2002 0

US leisure travellers are planning to take their holidays closer to home during 2002 according to research released yesterday.

The NFO Plog Research American Traveller Survey, looked at the travel interests of over 9,000 households in the US.

It shows that car travel and local destinations stand to benefit the most in 2002 from changes in US travel habits, as leisure travelers opt to take car trips rather than fly. According to the research 5% more travellers plan to visit destinations within 200 miles from home and there is a corresponding drop in plans to visit locations over 500 miles from home.

According to the research company: “International travel represents the weakest area for leisure, with 9% of travelers noting a drop, and likely to decline further, according to respondents’ plans for the near future.”



 



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...