Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- Introduction
- Other relevant reports
- Definition
- Abbreviations & terms
- Abbreviations
- Lifestage
- Divisions
Executive Summary
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- Leisure travel on the rebound...
- …but competition from short breaks continues
- Internet continues to grow
- Leisure travelers take multiple long breaks
- Retirees travel more
- Baby Boomers remain a key demographic
- The family vacation
- Pre-family travel
- The single traveler
The Long Vacation Traveler
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- Introduction
- Incidence of taking long vacations
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- Figure 1: Incidence of taking long leisure vacations* in previous year, by gender, age, marital status, presence of children, region and urban/rural status, January 2005
- Gender
- Age
- Marital status
- Presence of children in household
- Location of residence
- Number of vacations taken
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- Figure 2: Number of long vacations* taken in the past 12 months, gender, age, presence of children, marital status and urban/rural status, January 2005
- Figure 3: Graph: Number of long vacations* taken in the past 12 months, by age, January 2005
- Age
- Gender
- Presence of children
- Marital status
- Location of residence
Use of Plane or Car for Long Vacations
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- Use of plane, personal vehicle or rental car for long vacations
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- Figure 4: Mode of travel for most recent long leisure trip, January 2005
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- Figure 5: Mode of travel for most recent long leisure trip, by gender, January 2005
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- Figure 6: Mode of travel for most recent long leisure trip, by age, January 2005
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- Figure 7: Graph: Mode of travel for most recent long leisure trip, by age, January 2005
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- Figure 8: Mode of travel for most recent long leisure trip, by household income, January 2005
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- Figure 9: Mode of travel for most recent long leisure trip, by presence of children, January 2005
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- Figure 10: Mode of travel for most recent long leisure trip, by urban/rural status, January 2005
- Summary
Travel Planning Timeline
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- Figure 11: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, January 2005
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- Figure 12: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, by age, January 2005
- Figure 13: Graph: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, by age, January 2005
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- Figure 14: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, by household income, January 2005
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- Figure 15: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, by presence of children, January 2005
- Figure 16: Graph: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, by presence of children, January 2005
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- Figure 17: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, by marital status, January 2005
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- Figure 18: Timeline of travel planning for long vacations, by urban/rural status, January 2005
- Summary
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Method of Booking
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- How flights are booked
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- Figure 19: Method of flight booking, January 2005
- Car rental booking method
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- Figure 20: Method of rental car booking, January 2005
- Hotel booking methods
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- Figure 21: Method of hotel booking, January 2005
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- Figure 22: Method of hotel booking, by gender, January 2005
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- Figure 23: Method of hotel booking, by age, January 2005
- Figure 24: Graph: Method of hotel booking, by age, January 2005
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- Figure 25: Method of hotel booking, by household income, January 2005
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- Figure 26: Method of hotel booking, by presence of children in household, January 2005
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- Figure 27: Method of hotel booking, by urban/rural status, January 2005
- Summary
Number of Nights Away and Amount Spent
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- Introduction
- Number of nights away, amount spent on last trip
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- Figure 28: Number of nights away and amount spent on last trip, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 29: Number of nights away and amount spent on last trip, by age, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 30: Number of nights away and amount spent on last trip, by race/Hispanic origin, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 31: Number of nights away and amount spent on last trip, by number of people in household, May 2003-April 2004
- Summary
Destinations of Long Vacation Travelers
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- Introduction
- Where traveled, by state
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- Figure 32: Leading U.S. destinations for long vacation travel, by state, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 33: Leading U.S. destinations for long vacation travel, by state, by age, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 34: Leading U.S. destinations for long vacation travel, by state, by race/Hispanic origin, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 35: Leading U.S. destinations for long vacation travel, by state, by region of respondent, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 36: Leading U.S. destinations for long vacation travel, by state, by presence of children, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 37: Leading U.S. destinations for long vacation travel, by state, by number of people in household, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 38: Leading U.S. destinations for long vacation travel, by state, by household income and number of people in household, May 2003-April 2004
- Where traveled, by region and lifestage
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- Figure 39: Where traveled in U.S. on last trip, by region*, by lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Pre-/no family lifestage
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- Figure 40: Where traveled in U.S. on last trip, by region*, by pre-/no family lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Family lifestage
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- Figure 41: Where traveled in U.S. on last trip, by region*, by family lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Third age lifestage
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- Figure 42: Where traveled in U.S. on last trip, by region*, by third age lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Retirement lifestage
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- Figure 43: Where traveled in U.S. on last trip, by region*, by retirement lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Summary
Mode of Travel
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- Introduction
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- Figure 44: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 45: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by age, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 46: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by race/Hispanic origin, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 47: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by household income, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 48: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by region, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 49: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by number of people in household, May 2003-April 2004
- Lifestage
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- Figure 50: Graph: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Pre-/no family lifestage
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- Figure 51: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by pre-/no family lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Family lifestage
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- Figure 52: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by family lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Third age
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- Figure 53: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by third age lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Retirement lifestage
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- Figure 54: Mode of travel on last long leisure trip, by retirement lifestage, May 2003-April 2004
- Summary
Airline, Hotel and Cruise Brands
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- Airlines used
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- Figure 55: Airline type used on last trip, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 56: Airline type used on last trip, by race/Hispanic origin, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 57: Airline type used on last trip, by household income, May 2003-April 2004
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- Figure 58: Airline type used on last trip, by region, May 2003-April 2004
- Hotel/motel type used
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- Figure 59: Hotel/motel type used on last trip, May 2003-April 2004
- Economy hotel/motel brands
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- Figure 60: Economy hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, April 2003-May 2004
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- Figure 61: Economy hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, by age, April 2003-May 2004
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- Figure 62: Economy hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, by race/Hispanic origin, April 2003-May 2004
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- Figure 63: Economy hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, by household income and size, April 2003-May 2004
- Mid-range brands
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- Figure 64: Mid-range hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, April 2003-May 2004
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- Figure 65: Mid-range hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, by age, April 2003-May 2004
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- Figure 66: Mid-range hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, by race/Hispanic origin, April 2003-May 2004
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- Figure 67: Mid-range hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, by household income and size, April 2003-May 2004
- Upscale brands
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- Figure 68: Upscale hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, April 2003-May 2004
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- Figure 69: Upscale hotel/motel brands used by long vacation travelers, by household income and size, April 2003-May 2004
- Summary
- Cruises
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- Figure 70: Incidence of cruise vacations, by gender, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, presence of children and household income, January-September 2004
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- Figure 71: Number of cruise ship vacations taken in the past three years, January-September 2004
- Cruise brands
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- Figure 72: Cruise line used for last cruise, by long vacation takers, January-September 2004
- Summary
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