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Source: Reuters
More and more American families are set to go on holiday
together this year, but the number of people keen to avoid
boisterous children on their own vacation is also on the rise, a
travel survey shows.
The survey of more than 1,100 US respondents by travel website
TripAdvisor found that 92% of travellers plan to take at least one
family vacation in 2010, up from 88% who did so last year.
This year may also see a trend for travelling further abroad, with
33% planning to take both domestic and international family trips,
up five percent from last year, with parents praising travel
together as an educational and bonding experience.
But at the same time, many travellers would happily pay a premium
to enjoy some child-free space on vacation, with a third saying
they would pay extra for a seat in a child-free section of an
airplane or for dinner at an adults-only restaurant.
Over 20% said they would fork out for a room in a child-free hotel,
access to an adults-only swimming pool or beach and nine percent
said they would pay more to visit a child-free museum.
On airplanes, voted the most stressful form of transport for
families, the majority - 56% - of travellers said parents should
leave the plane before take-off if they fail to settle their
children's tantrums in a specific period of time.
Six percent said parents with crying children should not be allowed
to board at all, while just over a third said tantrums did not
bother them.
