As summer approaches, many Americans are beginning to plan vacations and getaways to some of their favorite destinations. However, with gas prices at record-breaking numbers and travel fees that increase by the day, some people might have to cut back on their travel plans. How many Americans are impacted by these expenses, and how many are choosing to travel anyway?
Travelers
In Ask Your Target Market’s latest survey, 33% of respondents said they definitely do not plan to travel this summer. 34% said that they don’t have any travel plans just yet, but they may still do some travelling over the summer. 22% said they do have one trip planned, and another 11% said they have multiple summer trips planned.
Vacations
Of those who do plan to travel, 14% said they are leaving the country. 59% said they plan to stay in the country, but will travel far away from their home state. And 36% said that they plan to stay within their state or general region.
73% of respondents with travel plans said they plan to travel by car or personal vehicle this summer. 44% said they plan to fly to their destination, 7% said they’ll take a train, 6% plan to take a bus, and 3% plan to travel by boat or cruise ship.
Expenses
All of these modes of transportation have been impacted by rising fuel costs. 58% of overall respondents said that these increased expenses have had an impact on their summer travel plans.
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What do you want to know? If you need some consumer insights on a particular topic, let us know in the comments below and we’ll consider it for an upcoming survey post.
Results were collected on April 4 via AYTM’s online survey panel.
