City tour are the most popular activity among tourists according to a recent survey commissioned by the North American Journeys (NAJ) Group.
Based on the response of 344 travel professionals comprising U.S. tour operators (domestic and receptive), international tour operators and travel agents, NAJ found that city tours and visits to U.S. national parks and monuments are the most popular activities for North American travel.
NAJ asked those surveyed to select the most popular activities for travel in North America based on their clients’ purchasing history, nearly 60 percent reported city tours, and well over half reported visits to national parks on monuments as the most popular.
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Activity
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Percentage
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City tours
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57.30%
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Visits to national parks, monuments
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55.10%
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Historic, cultural tours
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36.80%
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Theme parks/attractions
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29.70%
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Shopping
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24.80%
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Beaches
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18.60%
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Live theater
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13.90%
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Museums
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13.00%
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Gaming
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7.70%
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Outdoor activities
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7.70%
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Technical industrial tours
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3.10%
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Agritourism
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3.10%
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About the Author
Marc Atchison is a veteran journalist and a seasoned traveller with more than 20 years of travel writing experience. As the former Travel Editor of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper, and now Editor-in-Chief and Senior Writer for TraveLife magazine (Canada) and travelife.ca, Marc has been to over 100 countries in the world. Japan is one of his favorite destinations and he's been there on numerous occasions.