summer travel
IHG® Hotels & Resorts Reveals New Data About the British Summer Staycation in 2020
IHG | October 9, 2020
Staycation’ was undoubtedly the travel buzzword of 2020. With travel restrictions limiting people jetting off to far-flung destinations this year, Brits looked to explore what was on their very own doorstep more so than ever before. IHG Hotels & Resorts, which has more than 360 hotels in the UK & Ireland with brands including Holiday Inn, voco Hotels, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites and Kimpton, reveals new data about how British travellers chose to spend the last few months. Karan Khanna, Managing Director UK & I, IHG Hotels & Resorts commented on the findings: “We’ve seen that peop...
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March 7, 2018
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The Need to Use Smartphones and Other Personal Electronic Devices on Vacation Outweighs Cybersecurity Risks for Majority of Travelers
University of Phoenix | July 6, 2017
PHOENIX--July 6, 2017--University of Phoenix® today released the results of its summer travel cybersecurity survey, which found that while half of registered voters worry about cybersecurity risks while on vacation, 55 percent feel that the need to use personal devices outweighs those risks. "Vacations are often a time when we let our guard down, which can leave us vulnerable to hackers who want to steal personal information," said Dr. Kirsten Hoyt, academic dean, College of Information Systems & Technology at University of Phoenix. "Whether you are in another country or down the street, it is important for people to take precau...
Summer Travel Spotlight: What to Expect from American Travelers this Season
Choice Hotels | June 30, 2016
Choice Hotels reveals the top findings from its annual summer poll of American leisure and business travelers ROCKVILLE, Md., June 30, 2016 -- With gas prices down and more money in the pockets of Americans, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest hotel companies, reveals the findings from its annual summer travel survey, which tracks the travel habits of American leisure and business travelers. Here's what Americans are considering when making their summer travel trip plans: Leisure travelers are out in force. Loyalty programs drive trip decisions. Almost two-thirds (61%) of travelers say th...
“On the Road Again!”- Summer Travel & Mobile Marketing the Perfect Journey
Andrew Levi | June 21, 2016
By: Andrew Levi, CEO of Blue Calypso Turning pages in an atlas map is a thing of the past as consumers ping Google Maps and popular apps like Waze to determine the best routes to explore during the holidays and summer break. However, navigational tools aren't the only aspects of modern vacations that have been transformed into being partially or solely mobile-centric. According to TripAdvisor's TripBarometer Connected Traveler report, 42 percent of travelers worldwide use smartphones to plan or book their trips. In addition, about half of these connected travelers use their mobile devices to book activities for their trip, 72 percent us...
80% of Americans Plan to Travel this Summer Spending $184.3 Billion
the American Express Spending & Saving Tracker | May 25, 2016
NEW YORK - May 25, 2016 - With spring in full swing, Americans are looking ahead to summer getaways, with 8 in 10 planning to travel this season. According to the most recent American Express Spending & Saving Tracker, 80% of Americans, or 195.9 million people, plan to travel in the coming months and expect to spend an average of $941, per person, on their trips. Millennials, in particular, plan to travel more this summer than the average American (89% vs. 80% general population), despite busy lifestyles and plans to save money in 2016.1 The small percentage of Millennials staying local (11%) attribute their lack of summer travel pl...
Despite Aspirations to Focus on Fitness, R&R Still Reigns as Americans Determine Their Summer Travel
Room Key | July 7, 2014
DALLAS -- A new survey by Room Key finds that Americans aspire to engage in active pursuits when thinking about their summer vacations, but when it comes down to it, the intuitive desire to focus on leisure wins out. According to the study, which surveyed 1,023 nationally representative Americans aged 18 and over in June, nearly one in two individuals (46 percent) expressed that a fitness-related activity would dictate their travel plans, including pursuits such as learning a new sport, improving at a sport or fulfilling an extreme goal, such as skydiving or mountain climbing. Additionally, 57 percent of Americans would specifically cho...
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