3 out of 4 Americans talk to strangers more on vacation than at home

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DO YOU FEEL LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON WHILE ON VACATION? NEW RESEARCH SAYS THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS (78%) WISH THEY COULD BE THEIR VACATION SELVES AT HOME.

THREE QUARTERS (77%) OF THOSE SURVEYED ADMIT THEY’RE MORE LIKELY TO TALK TO STRANGERS ON VACATION THAN THEIR NORMAL DAY-TO-DAY.

WHILE ON VACATION RESPONDENTS REPORTED FEELING LOVED (48%), BLISSFUL (38%) AND EVEN MOTIVATED FOR WHAT COMES NEXT (44%).

CONDUCTED BY ONEPOLL ON BEHALF OF BEACHBOUND, THE SURVEY OF 2,000 ADULTS  LOOKED AT THEIR THOUGHTS ON MILESTONE TRAVEL AND FOUND THAT MANY GO ON VACATION TO CELEBRATE THEIR HONEYMOON (46%) AND WEDDING (45%), WHILE OTHERS ALSO TAKE TRIPS TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES (45%) AND BIRTHDAYS (45%).

THE SURVEY FOUND 48% SAVE TRAVEL FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS, ANOTHER 40% THINK YOU SHOULD TRAVEL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

Survey methodology:

This random double-opt-in survey of 2,000 general population Americans was commissioned by BeachBound between Feb. 16 and Feb. 21, 2023. 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).