Personal Passions Fuel Getaway Plans
Vacation...Time off...Getaway... no matter which term you use personal travel seems to be driven more by individual interests than any other purpose lately. In a recent survey taken by American Express Travel, 87% of respondents indicate taking trips for the pursuit of personal passions will continue or even increase over the next two years despite economic conditions. Whether you have always wanted to learn top culinary skills, play a new instrument, or attend a sporting event of your dreams putting your vacation funds towards individual enrichment seems to be the trend and personally I am all for it! Here are the top interests shared by Americans:
- 42% choose destinations for culinary reasons
- 28% take-off for a sporting event
- 25% traveled for adventure
- 21% skipped town for music-related opportunities
- 15% claimed educational interests for their travel
