Majority of Americans don’t enjoy vacations due to too much of this

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TWO IN THREE AMERICANS ADMIT THEY FEEL TOO MUCH PRESSURE DURING THEIR VACATION TO ACTUALLY ENJOY IT (65%). 

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A SURVEY OF 2,000 ADULTS BY ONEPOLL AND CLUB WYNDHAM EXPLORES THE TOPIC OF “VACATION PRESSURE,” WITH ALMOST A QUARTER (23%) SAYING THEY HAVEN’T PHYSICALLY RELAXED ON THEIR GETAWAY IN TWO YEARS OR LONGER.

ALTHOUGH PEOPLE’S VACATIONS TYPICALLY LAST A WEEK (43%), THE AVERAGE PERSON DOESN’T START TO RELAX UNTIL THREE DAYS INTO THEIR TRIP. 

WHAT’S KEEPING PEOPLE FROM HAVING FUN? 

RESPONDENTS SAY NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY DURING THEIR TRIP (30%), MAKING SURE THEIR CREDIT CARDS WORK DOMESTICALLY OR ABROAD (29%) AND FEELING THEY WON’T GET TO DO OR SEE EVERYTHING THEY PLANNED (29%) ARE TOP REASONS THEY FEEL VACATION STRESS.

Survey methodology:

This random double-opt-in survey of 2,000 general population Americans was commissioned by Club Wyndham between October 4 and October 6, 2022. It was conducted by market research company OnePoll, whose team members are members of the Market Research Society and have corporate membership to the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR).