French Vacationers Win as US Most Unlikely to Holiday

According to a reliable “Vacation” survey by GfK Association of the United States of America in spring 2010, more than half of the American population of employees fails to avail all of their vacations due to specified reasons. They even lag behind Japanese holidaymakers who came up with the theory of Karoshi-death due to overwork. Statistics show that thirty percent of so-called American jobholders use fewer days as away from work than the time alloted them to enjoy with their family and friends. Moreover, twenty percent are able to steal barely a day or two rather than a week or more. Giving a more miserable picture of corporate holidaying, forty- two percent successfully “cancel” their previously made holiday plans. 

Looking at such sad numbers of US workaholics by AAA and Money Magazine, seems that the biggest factor that hinders workers to go on vacations with a bang is the money factor. The country still recovering from the bog of the recent economic slump is still toiling people onto save people more and more to strengthen their financial muscle. 

Still, Visa’s Annual Travel Survey shows that –

·         Twenty five percent US tourists would use $1, 000 > $2,500.

·         Twenty percent would shell out $500 - $1, 000.

·         Ten percent would spend stuck between $2, 500 - $5, 000

·         Fifteen percent just plan to stay at their homes and not go anywhere. 

Nevertheless, the rainbow of holidaying is much brighter in countries like Argentina, Britain and Hungary. French ‘vacanciers’ (French for vacationers) are the most likely ones to be out of their homes whenever they get a chance to have some leisure time away from job. The countries where people are to use all of their fixed leave are as follows :

France: 89%

Argentina: 80%

Hungary: 78%

Britain: 77%

Spain: 77%

Below are the countries where employees save most of their leave and get a money refund:

United States: 57%

South Korea: 53%

Australia: 47%

South Africa: 47%

Japan: 33%

The picture above also displays the twenty-five most visited American cities as tourist destinations. This is provided in order to give vacationers within and abroad US about the hot spots to burn out that job stress and refresh minds and hearts. They can also be read below:

·         Times Square, NY, NY

·         The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada

·         National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. 

·         Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA 

·         Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, FL 

·         Disneyland Park, Anaheim, CA 

·         Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreational Area, San Francisco, CA 

·         Niagara Falls, NY 

·         Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN/NC 

·         Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 

·         Lake Mead National Recreational Area, Arizona/Nevada 

·         Universal Studios Orlando/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, FL 

·         Sea World Florida, Orlando, FL 

·         San Antonio River Walk, Texas 

·         Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah 

·         Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area, PA/NJ 

·         Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA

·         Metropolitan Museum, NY, NY 

·         Waikiki Beach, Oahu, HI 

·         Grand Canyon, AZ 

·         Busch Gardens Africa, Tampa Bay, FL 

·         Cape Cod National Seashore, MA

·         SeaWorld San Diego, CA 

American Museum of Natural History, NY, NY

Source: http://www.visualeconomics.com/the-business-of-american-vacations