Poll: 57 percent can’t afford to travel in 2008
April 29th, 2008, 12:14 pm · Post a Comment · posted by David Woodfill
Nearly 60 percent of Americans reported having less money this year to spend on summer vacations, according to a new survey.
Zogby International, a New York-based opinion pollster, and America On Line Travel, an online provider of discounted airfare, released survey results showing 57 percent of Americans say they have less money to take a trip this year compared to 2007.
“Due to the challenging economic outlook, rising fuel prices and the declining U.S. dollar abroad, money is tight for some and our survey shows that one-third of Americans are in fact changing how they travel just to save on costs,” said Jim Kovarik, AOL Travel’s general manager. “Despite this, Americans won’t forgo their summer vacations.”
