Survey:
Over Half of Americans Will Travel in First Six Months of 2002
 The
Travel Industry Association of America’s (TIA) latest Travel
Confidence Survey shows that 57 percent of Americans plan to take
a leisure trip during the first six months of 2002—a slight decline
since the previous survey in November. For those not planning to travel,
the economy and lack of time are still the primary reasons.
In
fact, travel safety issues were even less prominent in this survey,
with 4 percent of the population mentioning safety as a reason for not
planning a leisure trip, versus 14 percent last survey. These figures
come from the fourth national Travel Confidence Survey conducted by
TIA on December 11-12, 2001. This is also the first such survey sponsored
by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in the U.S. Department of
Transportation as part of a new partnership with TIA.
Factors
that would motivate non-travelers to take a trip include a stronger
economy (37%), hotel discounts/offers (33%), attractive discounts to
travel within their home state (31%), and airline discounts (29%).
Sixty-six
percent of business travelers say they expect to take at least one trip
in the first half of the year. And 73 percent of business travelers
who went on the road in the first half of 2001 say they expect to travel
just as much in the same period this year. This is the first time the
survey addressed business travelers. For those who are not planning
any upcoming
business trips, company budget cuts (20%) are often mentioned as a reason.
Also, 19 percent simply say they don't foresee anywhere they need to
travel to in the next six months.
The survey
also shows that most Americans (75%) believe that it is important to
travel as they did before the attacks on the U.S. occurred. More than
two-thirds (67%) say the inconveniences of travel won’t stop them
from taking a trip.
(Source:
TIA)
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