TripAdvisor Announces TripBarometer Study Results, Unveiling Global Travel Trends According to More than 44,000 Respondents Worldwide - U.S. the Most Popular Destination for World Travelers

TripBarometer 2015 (Canada)

TripBarometer 2015 (US)

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TripBarometer 2015 (Global)

NEWTON, Mass. -- TripAdvisor today announced the results of the TripBarometer1 study, the world's largest accommodation and traveler survey. Conducted on behalf of TripAdvisor by independent research firm Ipsos, the TripBarometer study is the analysis of more than 44,000 global responses from travelers and the hotel sector, including more than 6,700 respondents from the U.S. The TripBarometer "Global Travel Economy" report reveals worldwide travel trends at country, region and global levels, highlighting year-over-year changes in consumer spending plans and trip planning, as well as hotelier confidence.

"The TripBarometer report paints a positive picture for travel this year, with travelers twice as likely to increase their vacation budgets than cut their spending," said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer, TripAdvisor. "Across the board, people want to take more international trips and Australia, Italy and the U.S. continue to be the destinations topping travelers' wish lists."

International Trips for U.S. Travelers on the Rise, But Domestic Travel Remains Strongest

While Travel is Expected to Rise, U.S. Traveler Budgets Remain Flat U.S. travel budgets are expected to average $8,700 in 2015, the same as last year. One quarter of all U.S. respondents plan to keep their travel budgets at 2014 levels. Forty-three percent are planning to spend more on travel this year, compared to 23 percent who anticipate cutbacks, consistent with the global trend. The top reasons for spending increases are "going somewhere on my wish list" (49%) and "my family deserve it" (47%), while the top reasons for spending decreases are "I'm planning fewer long trips" (32%) and "I've not got enough money saved" (29%).

The U.S. is among the top 10 markets with the biggest travel budgets.

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