Vegas Beats Disney In Travel Survey
City Of Lights Outranks Orlando, Miami, Hawaii
POSTED: 5:23 pm PDT August 30,
2007
UPDATED: 7:47 am PDT August 31,
2007
MINNEAPOLIS -- The City of Lights leads the U.S. in domestic vacation spots.According to the 2007 Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates travel survey, Las Vegas was the premiere U.S. vacation spot in the fall of 2006. The next most-popular U.S. vacation spot is Disney, which is located in Orlando, Fla.Researchers said the survey also combats the myth that Americans do not take vacations. They said that over 85 percent of the people surveyed said the average trip they are booking for the remainder of the year is in the 6-10 day range.Caribbean cruises top the list of international vacations, followed by Cancun.The biggest drop in the U.S. destination list was registered by Fort Myers, Fla. Last year it ranked 8th in the fall survey, this year it dropped eight spots to 16th place.Top 10 Domestic Destinations:
- Las Vegas Orlando, Fla. Honolulu, Hawaii Kahului (Maui), Hawaii New York City San Francisco Phoenix/Scottsdale, Ariz. Lihue (Kauai), Hawaii Miami/Miami Beach, Fla. Anaheim/Orange County, Calif.
- Caribbean Cruise Cancun, Mexico Rome, Italy Riviera Maya, Mexico Mediterranean Cruise London, England Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Montego Bay, Jamaica Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Mexican Cruise
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