Travel Leaders Group’s 2017 Consumer Travel Survey asked Americans to name their “ultimate dream destination” and the list includes:
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1 |
Australia |
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2 |
Italy |
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3 |
Bora Bora |
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4 |
Ireland |
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5 |
New Zealand |
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6 |
Cruise – World |
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7 |
Fiji |
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8 |
Cruise – Europe (Mediterranean) |
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9 |
Greek Islands |
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10 |
Tahiti |
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11 |
Cruise – Europe (River) |
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12 (tie) |
Antarctica |
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12 (tie) |
Cruise – South Pacific and Tahiti |
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14 |
Cruise – Australia/New Zealand |
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15 |
France |
Additional Key Survey Findings:
Consumers were also asked, “Do you have any concerns about traveling internationally, because of how Americans might be perceived?” and the responses included:
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Yes – slight concern |
38.9% |
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No – no concern |
32.0% |
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Yes – some concern |
21.9% |
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Yes – great concern |
7.2% |
“Understandably, travelers have questions, because the political landscape in this country has vastly changed,” added Chacko. “However, American travelers are resilient and have shown, time and time again, that they believe in the power of travel to bring people and cultures together. Their concerns are more than likely dispelled upon traveling. The strong bookings we are seeing for this year are very representative of that.”
When asked, “If you could take a trip anywhere in the U.S., where would you choose to go?” the list of top favorites included:
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1 |
Hawaii |
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2 |
California |
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3 |
Alaska |
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4 |
Florida |
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5 |
New York |
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6 |
Arizona |
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7 |
Colorado |
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8 (tie) |
Maine |
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8 (tie) |
Montana |
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10 (tie) |
Washington |
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10 (tie) |
Washington, D.C. |
“Must See” International Destinations:
Based on previous Travel Leaders Group’s surveys that included questions on “trending” and “up and coming” destinations, survey participants were asked to rate their interest level in visiting these specific 24 destinations. Response options included: “must see,” “very interested,” “interested,” “little interest,” and “no interest.” (http://bit.ly/2qBNcVy)
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Must See |
Interested or Very Interested |
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1 |
Ireland |
36.5% |
52.3% |
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2 |
New Zealand |
31.2% |
53.7% |
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3 |
Fiji |
24.4% |
55.8% |
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4 |
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) |
24.0% |
50.1% |
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5 |
Tahiti |
23.2% |
52.5% |
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6 |
Iceland |
22.2% |
51.0% |
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7 |
Bora Bora |
21.6% |
50.3% |
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8 |
Cuba |
18.0% |
45.8% |
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9 |
Japan |
14.3% |
47.5% |
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10 |
Peru |
13.8% |
48.9% |
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11 |
Thailand |
12.9% |
39.9% |
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12 |
Portugal |
12.8% |
55.8% |
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13 |
Croatia |
12.4% |
42.0% |
|
14 |
Maldives |
12.1% |
44.4% |
|
15 |
Czech Republic |
11.1% |
41.9% |
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16 |
Seychelles |
10.2% |
40.5% |
|
17 |
Morocco |
9.6% |
44.3% |
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18 |
Vietnam |
9.1% |
32.8% |
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19 |
Argentina |
8.7% |
45.8% |
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20 |
Tanzania |
7.5% |
35.8% |
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21 |
Hungary |
7.0% |
44.1% |
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22 |
Cambodia |
5.6% |
26.8% |
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23 |
Botswana |
4.4% |
20.6% |
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24 |
Burma (Myanmar) |
3.6% |
25.4% |
Through the years, Travel Leaders Group has built a reputation for gathering extensive travel trends data from its vast network of travel agents and more recently from American consumers and travelers. This is the 9th consecutive year for the consumer travel survey. To see recent survey data on airport security, go here: http://bit.ly/2rjhxIR. Travel Leaders Group also released data on Americans “Checking in” with work while vacationing, which can be read here: http://bit.ly/2rnkrZT.
American consumers were engaged through social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as through direct contact with travel clients for the following Travel Leaders Group companies including the flagship Travel Leaders brand, as well as Cruise Specialists, Nexion, Protravel International, SinglesCruise.com, and Tzell Travel Group units.
With nearly $21 billion in annual sales, Travel Leaders Group is the largest travel agency company in North America, comprised of approximately 30% of all travel agencies in North America that are wholly-owned, franchised, or member agencies. It’s a leader in both the retail travel agency space and corporate travel, and consistently ranks as one of the top travel companies nationwide.
About Travel Leaders Group
Travel Leaders Group (www.travelleadersgroup.com) is transforming travel with a commitment to our vacation and business travel clients via our progressive approach toward each unique travel experience. Having already assisted millions of travelers, Travel Leaders Group manages leisure, business and franchise travel operations under a variety of diversified divisions and brands, including All Aboard Travel, Andrew Harper Travel, Colletts Travel, Cruise Specialists, Nexion, Protravel International, SinglesCruise.com, Travel Leaders Corporate, Travel Leaders Network and Tzell Travel. With annual sales of approximately $21 billion through over 7,000 locations, Travel Leaders Group ranks as one of the industry’s largest traditional travel agency companies.
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