Summer is the season for traveling and millions of Americans will be heading out on the trip of a lifetime this year. Unfortunately, even dream vacations don’t always go as planned, with research showing that 93% of travelers admit they regret at least one trip, and nearly a third (31%) regret two or more.
- Travel Guard, a travel insurance company, surveyed 1,022 U.S. travelers and hundreds more from 18 other countries, to ask about trips they wish had gone differently.
- It turns out, a lot of them wish they could get a getaway do-over, or a “travel mulligan,” and the most common reason is something going wrong on the trip, like illness or cancellations (17%).
- Not planning properly comes in second (14%), followed by feeling too stressed to enjoy the visit (13%).
- Travelers in South Africa have the most travel regret, as 98% report taking a trip they later wished went differently. The U.S. is right behind at 97%, followed by Mexico and Brazil at 96%.
- But some destinations tend to be a bigger let down than others, according to the research.
- Las Vegas tops the list of regretted destinations, with 11% getting tourists’ remorse after visiting, followed by New York City, with 9%.
The Most-Regretted Destinations for U.S. Travelers
1. Las Vegas — 11%
2. New York City — 9%
3. Miami — 8%
4. Orlando — 7%
5. Cancun — 7%
6. Mexico City — 6%
7. London — 4%
8. San Francisco — 3%
9. Honolulu — 3%
10. Paris — 3%⠀
Source: NY Post⠀