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2015 summer travel guide reveals top trends from InsureMyTrip

An overwhelming eighty-two percent said they were planning a summer vacation. Twelve percent said they had no plans yet. Six percent had no plans. Out of those polled, 67 percent will get to their destination by air. United Kingdom, France, Italy, Caribbean, and the Netherlands the most popular international destinations.

WARWICK, R.I. – InsureMyTrip, the nation’s top travel insurance comparison site, announced the launch of its first-ever Summer Travel Guide. The Summer Guide is a compilation of data-driven insights to help consumers travel smarter in 2015.

To compile this research, a team of data scientists at InsureMyTrip analyzed online traffic and buying habits in order to identify trends. In addition to internal data, customer surveys and feedback from travel experts were also utilized to gauge insights on summer travel.

Most popular international destinations: UK, France, Italy
This list shows the most popular summer destinations for travel outside the US (June 2015 – August 2015) based off internal customer data.

  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Italy
  • Caribbean
  • Netherlands

Summer travel survey results
InsureMyTrip conducted a highly targeted survey and restricted the respondent pool to only US travelers who either researched or purchased travel insurance within the past 18 months. Here are the results of 234 respondents:

Most will go on a summer vacation this year
An overwhelming eighty-two percent said they were planning a summer vacation. Twelve percent said they had no plans yet. Six percent had no plans. Out of those polled, 67 percent will get to their destination by air.

Prefer staying in hotels

  • 42% will stay in a hotel
  • 25% will go on a cruise
  • 18% will stay in a vacation rental
  • 10% prefer to stay with family or friends
  • 4%  will use a timeshare

Sightseeing tops the list of summer travel activities

  • 50% enjoy sightseeing the most during a summer vacation
  • 23% like going to the beach or relaxing
  • 13% enjoy spending time with family and friends the most
  • 10% other
  • 3% eating at restaurants

Travelers booking well in advance
Most travelers prefer to book vacations in advance with 82 percent booking a trip more than 30 days in advance, 15 percent booking a few weeks prior to departure and three percent preferring spur of the moment trips.

Travelers prefer to visit new destinations

  • 55% will visit a new destination this summer
  • 24% will sometimes visit the same destination
  • 22% do tend to visit the same destination

Top travel concerns: Money, health, weather
The poll reveals that most summer travelers are concerned about overspending, health issues and bad weather affecting travel. Here is the list of concerns in order of popularity:

  • Overspending
  • Health issues before or during a trip
  • Hurricane or bad weather affecting travel plans
  • Missing a flight
  • Bad experience with food or accommodations

The survey also asked how much travelers planned to spend on a vacation. Nearly half polled (47 percent) will spend over $1500 on a vacation budget. Thirty-one percent will spend over $5000.

More interest in travel in Europe
InsureMyTrip teamed up with pricing app Hopper to research travel trends this summer. With the strong US dollar, it is not surprising to find more Americans booking trips to Europe this summer and taking advantage of a bargain.

According to Hopper, the cheapest times to fly to Europe this summer are in the beginning of May and the end of August.

  • June is the most popular month for European travel
  • Prices peak at the end of July

Top travel insurance needs for summer travel
To gain insight on the travel insurance needs of summer travelers, the research team polled licensed travel insurance agents from InsureMyTrip. These agents respond to all phone, e-mail, and chat inquiries from travelers seeking information about insurance plans.

Here are the top reasons why travelers purchase travel insurance for summer travel, listed in order of importance:

  • Hurricanes or bad weather affecting travel plans
  • Concerns over coverage for a vacation rental
  • Health issues affecting travel plans

InsureMyTrip estimates 80 percent of travel insurance consumers purchase a comprehensive policy.

Comprehensive travel insurance provides a variety of benefits including medical coverage, emergency travel services, baggage protection, and trip cancellation and interruption coverage.

Tip: Travelers concerned about hurricanes should purchase travel insurance early. Once a storm starts forming, insurance is no longer available.

InsureMyTrip Survey

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