U.S. Travelers Prioritize Social Networks When They Log Online

Eliza Ronalds-Hannon

August 19th, 2013 at 2:09 PM EDT

Photo Credit: Even Marin's Guesthouse, the oldest tourist establishment on Caye Caulker, an island off of Belize, offers patrons free Wi-Fi. Flickr / Erik Terdal

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If a tourist hikes in the woods, but doesn't tweet about it, did he really go?

When travelers seek out Wi-Fi, it is most often to update their social networks, according to new research by Market Research Company PhoCusWright. The report found that 50 percent of U.S. travele

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