Travel benefits everyone personally. Help create awareness of the tremendous benefits of taking a trip by using the survey results and facts compiled here.

Harris Interactive Survey on Holiday Travel

This unique survey of 2,256 adults quantified why travelers travel during the holidays. Respondents indicated that creating memories, maintaining traditions, reconnecting and building relationships, and improving a person's sense of overall well-being were the most significant reasons for traveling during the holiday season. To view the full release, click here.

Summary of the results

Complete results

Travel vs. Staycations

Click here to view a brief highlighting some of the key data related to the benefits of travel versus staycations, along with talking points related to opportunities for leisure travelers.

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General Benefits of Travel

Click here to download the complete benefits of travel or click on the areas below to view how travel benefits:

Relationships

Career Success and Productivity

Health and Wellness

Other Important Facts

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See what others are saying

• But Will It Make You Happy?, The New York Times, 8/7/10, Stephanie Rosenbloom
• Get the Most Happiness Out of a Vacation, SmartMoney, 7/23/10, Jack Hough
• South Korea Works Overtime to Tackle Vacation Shortage, The Wall Street Journal, 2/28/10, Evan Ramstad and Jaeyeon Woo
• "It's Official: Holidays Change Your Life" -- Kuoni Holiday Report 2010
• Relax! Vacations Are Good For Your Health, NPR, 8/17/09, Brenda Wilson
• Vacations Are Good for You, Medically Speaking, The New York Times, 6/7/08, Alina Tugend
• Vacation for Your Health, The Wall Street Journal, 5/27/08, Kristen Gerencaher
• Do Us A Favor, Take A Vacation, Businessweek, 5/21/07

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"Voyage, travel, and change of place impart vigor."
-- Seneca, 1st century philosopher