Americans spend 24 days a year dreaming of vacation, new survey says
The average American spends nearly 200 hours a year with vacation on the brain, according to a new survey; Jacqui Heinrich has the details.
A new study is showing that people are often inspired to travel to their next vacation spot by reading books.
Jet2holidays asked 2,000 adults how they chose their vacation destinations — and many said a recent book they read made an impact. The study found that one in four people booked a vacation based on a novel that either took place in that spot or referenced a specific destination.
Additionally, 15% of those who booked trips to destinations mentioned in the novel did so within one day of finishing said book, SWNS reported.
FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, THE MOST POPULAR VACATIONS IN AMERICA TO BOOK RIGHT NOW
Forty-six percent of participants said they wanted to see what the location looked like in real life, while 32% said they wanted to learn more about the area.
Of those who took a vacation to the book-inspired location, 62% said the destination was better than expected.
A new study found that many people go on vacation to destinations featured in novels. (iStock)
Fifty percent of people visited popular tourist attractions mentioned in the book and 25% stayed at a hotel or lodge that was also discussed in the novel, as SWNS reported.
TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS FOR SUMMER 2023 REVEALED: SEE IF YOUR PLANNED TRIP MADE THE LIST!
Jet2holidays announced the top destinations visited among participants inspired to travel from reading a book.
Some of the most popular destinations were Corfu in Greece, Rome in Italy, Paris in France and Provence in southeast France.
Paris, France, was one of the most common vacation spots visited after reading about it in novels. (SWNS)
No locations on the list were located in the United States.
AFFORDABLE VACATION IDEAS IN THE YEAR AHEAD INCLUDE FOUR CRUISE OPTIONS: HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW
The top 10 books that inspired those involved in the study to take a trip were…
10. "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo — Paris, France
9. "The Durrells of Corfu" by Michael Haag — Corfu, Greece
Greece was one of the most popular countries that people chose to visit after reading books about the area. (SWNS)
8. "A Year in Provence" by Peter Mayle — Provence, France
7. "Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann — Venice, Italy
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
6. "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare — Venice, Italy
5. "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown — Rome, Italy
4. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown — Paris, France
A book mentioning Tuscany, Italy, was the most popular vacation spot. (SWNS)
3. "The Corfu Trilogy" by Gerald Durrell — Corfu, Greece
2. "My Family and Other Animals" by Gerals Durrell — Corfu, Greece
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
1. "Under the Tuscan Sun" by Frances Mayes — Tuscany, Italy
Jet2holidays is a tour guidance company based in the United Kingdom. It conducted the study ahead of the U.K.’s World Book Day charity event held on the first Thursday of March.
A study said that 25% of people surveyed take vacations based on those mentioned in novels they have previously read. (SWNS)
A spokesperson for Jet2holidays told SWNS that although many people get vacation destination ideas from movies or television shows, they were surprised to see how many books sparked inspiration as well.
"There are so many beautiful places to visit in the world, which makes it hard to narrow down, so hopefully this has given the nation some motivation to start thinking about where they might next travel to — and they may possibly have a book to thank," they said.
For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more.