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Δευτέρα 30 Μαΐου 2016

Top travel buddies revealed in PNC Premier Traveler Visa Signature Summer Vacation Survey


PITTSBURGH - Billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett or Mark Zuckerberg would be welcome on one in four summer vacations and among world leaders President Barack Obama would make a good seat mate on a long flight, according to the PNC Premier Traveler Visa Signature Summer Vacation Survey.
More than one-quarter chose Buffett (28 percent) and Zuckerberg (26 percent) from a list of business leaders to vacation with, while one in three (31 percent) wouldn't want to be joined on vacation by any business leader on the list according to the online survey of 2,015 U.S. adults conducted April 29 – May 3, 2016 by Harris Poll on behalf of PNC Bank.
More than two in five (44 percent) chose the president from a list of world leaders with which to fly on vacation while nearly one in three (29 percent) preferred none.
More than half (53 percent) plan to get away this summer, with most traveling by vehicle (60 percent) perhaps to take advantage of lower gas prices this summer which average $2.22 per gallon nationally. A vast majority of these travelers plan to stay overnight (91 percent) and three quarters (76 percent) plan to travel at least 500 miles or more round trip from home on a vacation.
"Travel cards give us options and permission to consider the possibilities this summer," said Todd Rosenthal, PNC Bank's credit card line of business general manager. "We wanted to look at consumer travel behaviors to make the card more valuable to travelers, so we decided to have some fun and ask about dream travel companions at the same time."
Survey Highlights
  • Businessor investment advice? While 28 percent of U.S. adults said Buffett would be great to vacation with, the younger crowd likes tech moguls. Among 25 to 34 year olds, 36 percent picked Zuckerberg, 28 percent liked online shopping pioneers Jeff Bezos, 27 percent favored tech leader Larry Page and 21 percent chose Tim Cook.
  • Who in the world is sitting there? PNC's survey asked U. S. adults what world leader they would like to sit next to on a flight. Following President Obama were Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (18 percent), British Prime Minister David Cameron (17 percent), German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (both 15 percent). Among those aged 25-34, 56 percent said they want to sit with President Obama.
  • Time for a break: The survey showed that the nation's highways, hotels and airlines will be busy this summer, as 53 percent plan to take at least one summer vacation. Almost all (91 percent) of those intending to take a vacation will travel away from home, including at least one overnight stay.
  • On the road again: An overwhelming majority (60 percent), plan to drive this summer, likely due to better fuel prices which are down from a year ago. Almost a third (31 percent) expect to fly, while five percent or fewer will travel by cruise, train, bus or bicycle.
  • Get away, far away: Among those who plan to travel away from home for summer vacation this year, 55 percent plan to go more than 1,000 miles away on at least one of those trips. Twenty-two percent will travel between 100 and 499 miles, while 21 percent will go between 500 and 999 miles.
  • See the world, not the moon: When asked for their dream vacation if money were no constraint, 49 percent would go around the world, 40 percent would visit the Seven Wonders of the World and 38 percent would like to travel by private plane to exotic islands in the Pacific. Further down on the list, 15 percent chose outer space. Among the younger crowd, aged 25-34, 56 percent want to travel around the world.
  • Movie buffs' wish list: For movie buffs and film locales, 19 percent of U.S. adults would go to New Zealand where Lord of the Rings was filmed and 18 percent would visit Hawaii, the setting for much of Avatar.
  • Will what happens on vacation stay on vacation? Eight in 10 U.S. adults plan to take photos while less than half (40 percent) will share on social media. Age is clearly a factor. Among those ages 25-34, 55 percent will post on social media versus 33 percent for those 35 or older.
The survey was conducted in connection with the PNC Premier Traveler Visa Signature credit card, launched April 24. Key features of the card include: earn two miles for every dollar spent on qualifying purchases1; no blackout periods; travel on virtually any airline, anytime. 30,000 bonus miles when the cardholder makes $3,000 in qualifying purchases during the first three billing cycles after account opening3, No foreign transaction fees2; intro 0 percent APR on balance transfers for the first 12 billing cycles when the balance is transferred within the first 90 days.