United States. Although there is still concern about rising oil prices, improvement in economic conditions and growing demand for travel will make consumers in this country come to spend about 86.4 billion dollars in this summer holiday, 16 billion more than the same period in 2010 (+22%), according to results of a survey conducted by the company Mondale Assistance USA, the brand of Access America travel insurance and IPOs Public Affairs.
Almost half of respondents, 45% said he was confident (30% very confident, 15% somewhat reliable) which will travel this summer holiday, which represents 5% more than in 2010 and a rise of 10% in the context of the last two years.
Not only do more Americans are planning to travel on vacation this summer, but those who hope to do so plan to spend more than last year. The estimate is a total of 86.4 billion dollars, 22% more than in 2010.
Men (51%) are significantly more confident than women (40%) which will travel on vacation. The rate rises to 53% among those living in the Northeast, while it is 47% in the south west 46% and 36% in the Midwest. Those whose family earns more than $ 75,000 per year are more confident (62%) in going on a trip, followed by those with incomes between 25 000 and 75 000 (44%) and less than 25 000 per year (28%).
However, statistics show the concern in the market. Among those who say they are confident that it will break, a majority (54%) say that fuel prices are concerned (including 62% having children), making the section of fuel prices the first of the concerns , followed by weather (30%), increased travel costs (28%), economic uncertainty (24%) and terrorism (16%).
Perhaps as a result of a series of joint events and uncertainties, almost two in ten Americans (16%) say that the events of last year (weather disasters, terrorism, political instability, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis) have made them more likely to purchase travel insurance. That proportion rises to 33% among Hispanics.