For Immediate Release: June 14, 2002
Contact: press@decisionanalyst.com
American Consumer Opinion® Online Survey Indicates
Almost Half Of Vacation Travelers Will Stay With
Friends And Relatives This Summer
ARLINGTON, TX – Almost half of vacation travelers are
planning to stay at least part of their vacation with friends or relatives this
summer, according to a survey by American Consumer Opinion®, a worldwide online
panel of consumers who get paid to take surveys.
About one out of three will stay at a hotel
on at least one occasion, while three out of ten vacationers will use a motel.
Smaller numbers, about one out of ten, report that they will stay at a bed and
breakfast inn, a camp in a state or a national park campground, or private
campground or a RV camp.
“Both the effects of the recent recession and a desire to
visit with family and friends are likely at play in the large numbers of
vacationers planning to stay with friends and relatives,” said Jerry W. Thomas,
President/CEO of Decision Analyst, Inc., which owns American Consumer Opinion®.
About eight out of 10 Americans said they will take at least one vacation trip this summer, according
to the survey, while the remaining 22% of the respondents either haven’t yet
decided whether to take a vacation trip, or do not plan to take any vacation
trips this year.
Methodology
Based on an Internet survey of 495 U.S.
respondents balanced by gender, age and geography, conducted between May 10 and
May 17, 2002. Respondents
were members of the American Consumer Opinion® Online panel.
American Consumer Opinion® is owned by Decision Analyst, Inc. For more information contact
Cristi Allen via email (callen@decisionanalyst.com)
or phone (1.800.262.5974)
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