Do You Take A Summer Vacation? – Survey of the Day

Growing up, it was something we really never did as a family. Taking vacations just wasn't something my family did. Now that I have my own family I felt that it was important to get away and have fun together. But, high gas prices and a soft economy have many in the travel industry fearing that Americans are going to ditch the traditional summer vacation this year. But is that really the case?

A Harris Interactive poll of 2,199 US adults suggests these worries may be overblown.

According to the survey, 87% of Americans are planning to take as many or more vacations this summer as they did last summer. Forty-two percent plan on taking at least two trips.

Overall, 84% of the poll’s respondents indicated that they would be taking a vacation. Of those, 94% plan on spending at least one night away from home.