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TWO IN FIVE (42%) AMERICANS HAVE FALLEN BACK IN LOVE WITH A PARTNER AFTER GOING ON VACATION TOGETHER, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH.

A SURVEY OF 2,000 ADULTS LOOKED AT THE MAGIC OF VACATIONING – ESPECIALLY WITH OTHERS – AND FOUND THAT THREE IN FOUR (77%) SAY VACATIONS ARE GREAT FOR THOSE LOOKING TO KEEP THE SPARK ALIVE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

CONDUCTED BY ONEPOLL FOR BEACHBOUND, THE SURVEY FOUND NEARLY TWO IN THREE (64%) SAY THEY’VE LEARNED THE MOST ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES WHILE ON VACATION, THAT INCLUDED FAMILY MEMBERS (50%), PARTNERS (42%) AND FRIENDS (37%).

SIMILARLY, SEVEN IN 10 (70%) SAY THEY FEEL MORE IN TOUCH WITH THEMSELVES AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP AND A THIRD  (33%) HAVE EVEN HAD AN EPIPHANY ABOUT SOME ASPECT OF THEIR LIFE WHILE ON VACATION.

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