Most Desirable International Travel Destinations 2009 Poll
Survey extraordinaires Harris Poll came out with their 2009 version of the poll Top 15 International Vacation Destinations for Americans. I was first excited to see how the good ole recession and swine flu scares have been affecting Americans’ choices of international destinations…but after reading the finer print the poll actually asked participants to leave out the whole cost issue when ranking their top international travel destinations.
Well that’s almost practical. Harris Poll Fail.
But it’s still interesting nontheless (and surely for that .1% of Americans who don’t care about money). So I give you the most desirable international vacation destinations for Americans in 2009.
- Australia
- Italy
- Great Britain
- France
- Ireland
- Germany
- Japan
- Greece
- New Zealand
- Spain
- Canada
- Switzerland
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Jamaica
Not surprisingly, the most economical and backpackable destinations for ‘vacations’ probably appear a the bottom in Canada, Mexico, and Jamaica, while the ritzy destinations dominate the higher ranks.
For some history on the poll, I guess the destinations are pretty much all locks for the top 15 or so and I guess their ranks rarely shift more than a rank or two year to year.
As far as the breakdown goes, here are the demographic breakdowns:
- Australia is a favorite among Men and matures
- Women, echo boomers (me!), gen Xers, annnnd Baby Boomers like Italy
