Snapshot of Summer Family Travel

CHOICE HOTELS FamilyFun SNAPSHOT OF SUMMER FAMILY TRAVEL WHY FAMILIES VACATIONING DAIVE VS. FLY 24 30 Good Value/ Less Expensive Lots of Luggage See Scenery/Attractțions Alorg The Way Driving Is Easier Better Family Bonding Time Schedule 54% 46% 41 42 30% 22% BEST CELEBRITY FAMILY ROAD TRIP COMPANIONS MAN 22% AKA Obama 23% Family Jennifer Garner/ Ben Affleck Family Angelina Jolie/ Brad Pitt WORST CELEBAITY FAMILY ROAD TRIP COMPANIONS Honey Boo-Boo's 33% Family The Kardashians Obama Family 20% PET PEEVES #4, #5 %23 *1 Getting Stuck In Traffic Rude/Dangerous Drivers Kids Squabbling Children Complaining Car Trouble 57% 39% 36% 33% 29% FAVORITE TECH TOYS 68 37% 49% Smartphones GPS Navigation System Laptops iPad or Other Tablet TOP DESTINATIONS Beach Vacations Amusement Parks Visiting Family And Friends State And National Parks/Lakes Cities 58% 48% 43% 30% 28% METHOD FOA KEEPING CHILDREN HAPPY 73% 59% 51% 36 32% Snacks/ Drinks Playing Video Games And Other Electronic Toys Listening To Music On MP3S Watching DVDS On A Portable Player Stopping Frequent Breaks So Kids Don't Get Too Fidgety 27 20 20%18 18% Playing Classic Car Games Like I Spy AsA Family Singing Along To Music As A Family Playlng With Small Non-Electronic Toys Family Stories Telling Funny Coloring And Doing Arts & Crafts Projects In The Car FACTORS FOR CHOOSING A HOTEL Affordability 73% Free Breakfast 50% Y A Pool 49% 2 MORE LIKELY TO DO THIS SUMMER THAN LAST Planning Longer 33% 00 Vacations Travel Farther 29 From Home Go On More Trips 24% * Results of the 2013 Choice Hotels/FamilyFun Summer Travel Study are based on a nationally representative survey conducted during May 2013 of more than 1,200 American adults as well as a statistically projectable target sample of more than 500 families who plan to travel with children, ages 3 - 12 years, during the summer of 2013. %24 TOP