According to a new survey, most Americans will leave an average of 9.2 paid vacation days on the table this year, a 48 percent increase from 2011's average of 6.2 unused paid vacation days.
According to the findings from Hotwire.com's second annual American Travel Behavior Survey, conducted online by Harris Interactive in October 2012 among over 2,000 U.S. adults, the majority of working Americans haven't taken advantage of all their vacation days and 87 percent of Americans would take more leisure trips if they felt they had the time and the money to do so.
"It's obvious that people want to travel more, but these surprising results also make it clear that if they do not find the savings or a deal to do so they will not take that extra trip, leaving many with over a week of leftover paid vacation," said Clem Bason, president of the Hotwire Group.
The survey says that the top 10 destinations that offer the best hotel savings during this summer are Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Washington, San Diego, Chicago, Orange County, Las Vegas, and Atlanta.
"The good news is that our data shows one of the best times to travel is just around the corner. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, hotels, airlines and car rental companies will inundate sites like Hotwire with some of the best deals we'll see all year." Bason said.
