{"id":3738,"date":"2013-05-17T13:29:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T17:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2013-05-17T13:29:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T17:29:25","slug":"in-laws-are-not-the-out-laws-when-it-comes-to-family-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/verygoodpoints\/2013\/05\/17\/in-laws-are-not-the-out-laws-when-it-comes-to-family-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Laws are not the out-laws when it comes to family travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liberty Travel<\/a>, the leaders in travel and vacations in America, released a study today examining the summer vacation. It’s a long lived tradition for families to to the roads during the summer while many schools are not in session. \u00a0Here’s what Liberty Travel found:<\/p>\n

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Liberty Travel, Ramsey, NJ \u2013 May 16, 2013 \u2013 School is almost out, summer is upon us and family vacations will soon be in full swing.\u00a0 Liberty Travel, the inventors of the vacation package over 60 years ago, surveyed over 2,000 people to get their take on summertime escapes.\u00a0 From frequency to planning, packing to the amount of talking and technology while away, travelers weighed in with their vacation habits.\u00a0 The overarching trend was togetherness, from low tech to more talking and the in-laws being welcome, here is a closer look:<\/p>\n

Low-tech, high togetherness<\/b>: It is no secret that technology, from iPads to gaming systems, can often get in the way of togetherness.\u00a0 Vacations, however, seem to be an exception as nearly 58% of respondents said children use technology much less than when they are at home (27.49%) or only in transit (plane, car, etc.) to the destination (30.24%).\u00a0 Very small percentages reported going tech-free (6%) or kids are glued to something the entire time (1%), with the remainder reporting the same usage (or not having children).<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give them something to talk about<\/b>: With technology taking a back seat when on vacation it\u2019s no surprise that over 52% of travelers said they find themselves talking to one another more when on vacation.\u00a0 Approximately 45% said they talk about the same amount and less than 2% find themselves talking less.<\/p>\n

In-Laws are not the out-laws<\/b>: In-laws often get a bad rap, but the reality according to the survey results is that they are welcome along for the ride.\u00a0 Nearly 35% said \u201cthe more the merrier,\u201d 41% said \u201csure; we need to have some alone time and ideally rooms on different floors,\u201d with 24% opting for the in-laws \u201cvacationing in a different country, preferably on a different continent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who calls the shots<\/b>: Overwhelmingly it seems that parents can agree on one thing, where to vacation, with over 51% reporting that both<\/i> parents decide where to go.\u00a0 Coming in next was mom calling the shots (31%) with dad trailing far behind at just over 5%.\u00a0 Just under 3% say the kids decide, while just over 3% can\u2019t remember who picked the place because they have been going to the same spot year after year.<\/p>\n

Other interesting data includes:<\/p>\n