ORLANDO, FL—According to the Travel Bucket List Survey from Love Home Swap, a home exchange program that is part of RCI and the Wyndham Destinations family of brands, 77% of Americans have a travel bucket list, but only 3% have actually visited all the destinations on their list. There are a variety of reasons they cite for not making the trips, but overwhelmingly, the top barrier (85%) is cost.
The top five emerging international hot spots that Americans are interested in visiting include Japan (55%), Finland (34%), Thailand (34%), Portugal (28%) and Argentina (26%).
Love Home Swap’s Travel Bucket List Survey Results:
The most desirable countries on people’s travel bucket lists are the following:
- Japan (55%)
- Finland (34%)
- Thailand (34%)
- Portugal (28%)
- Argentina (26%)
- Singapore (19%)
- Croatia (14%)
- Slovenia (5%)
Likeliness of consumers visiting destinations on their bucket lists:
- 3% have already visited all the destinations on their bucket list
- 52% are likely to visit a destination on their bucket list
- 45% are unlikely to visit a destination on their bucket list
Barriers to checking off destinations on travelers’ bucket lists:
- 21% dream big, but tend not to follow through
- 85% say cost is an issue
- 19% don’t have anyone to travel with and they don’t want to travel alone
- 5% don’t think that hotels provide a comfortable travel experience as they don’t have enough space
- 14% want to experience the destination like a local, but don’t know how to
- 17% have too many places they want to travel to
American views on home swapping:
- 4% have done a home swap
- 14% plan on home swapping, but haven’t yet
- 20% are nervous about someone staying in their home
- 29% are not familiar with home swapping
- 34% aren’t interested in a home swap