Travel Habits of Americans: 42 Percent Aren’t Taking a Vacation This Summer
Photo Credit: Beachgoers at Nags Head, NC. More than two out of every five U.S. residents surveyed say they are not planning to vacation this summer. Flickr / Michael Bentley
Skift Take
Unless there's a flood of last-minute vacation planners who will book trips in the coming days, weeks or months, many U.S. travelers are saying that they're hunkering down for another summer of little to no time away from the office.
Americans forgo hundreds of millions of vacation days each year and 2017 is shaping up to be no different, according to a recent survey by Skift.
Earlier this month, we asked U.S. adults: Have you already planned and booked your summer vacation? The results aren't very optimistic -- nearly 42 percent of respondents said "I'm not taking a vacation this summer," the largest percentage.
While nearly 23 percent said "yes, I have planned and booked," some 35.2 percent also answered "not yet." Given last-minute booking trends, the percentage of travelers who actually take a vacation this summer would presumably rise well above 23 percent.
