Obligation traveling crowds out leisure trips, study finds

February 27, 2012 | Online Travel

According to a recent survey commissioned by Hotwire.com, 41 percent of traveling U.S. adults spend the majority of their vacation budget on obligation travel. And 89 percent of respondents said they would take more leisure trips if they had the time and the money to do so.

Weddings, reunions, graduations, new babies, business trips ? are you taking fewer leisure vacations because of the time and money you devote to obligation travel?

According to the survey, 94 percent of respondents said that they would take one more trip than they already had planned if they could afford it.

The solution, suggests Hotwire, is combining the obligation travel with leisure time. Work sending you to a conference in Orlando? Bring the spouse and kids so they can enjoy some time at the local theme parks.

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