TripAdvisor.com, which claims to be the largest travel community in the world, revealed results of its annual travel trends survey of nearly 4,000 worldwide respondents. In particular, survey results suggest a trend toward adventure activities -- some 43 percent of respondents said that they are likely to go hiking (up from just 24 percent who said the same in last year’s survey); and 39 percent said they intend to participate in an adventure activity (i.e. parasailing, whitewater rafting, etc.), up from 29 percent last year. Other highlights from the study include:
- 59 percent of travelers are planning a beach vacation in 2007
(up from 52% in last year’s survey)
- 20 percent said it took them less than one hour to relax on their
last vacation; 35 percent said it took them less than a day.
- 16 percent of travelers checked their work e-mail or voicemail at
least once daily on their last vacation.
- Kailua, Hawaii ranked as the second top “Hot U.S. Destination” for
2007, after Anna Maria, Florida.
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