These are some of the results of The
Harris Poll of 2,227 adults surveyed
online between June 14 and 21, 2010 by Harris Interactive.
Moving up to number 3 from 5th last year
is
Two countries drop off the list this
year -
Men and women have different favorites.
For men,
It is also possible to look at the top
countries chosen by geographic region. By region, almost half of Americans
(49%) choose a country in Europe, while one-quarter (24%) choose a destination
in
So What?
As the summer moves out of July and into
August, the summer vacation season is in high gear. Potentially, a number of
Americans are in
TABLE 1
TOP COUNTRIES CHOSEN FOR VACATION DESTINATION
"If you could spend a vacation in any country in the world, outside
the
Base: All |
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Rank |
'97 |
'98 |
'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
'04 |
'05 |
'06 |
'07 |
'08 |
'09 |
2010 |
|
Italy |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Australia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Ireland |
7 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
|
France |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
|
Greece |
=11 |
14 |
11 |
=14 |
=14 |
=14 |
10 |
14 |
=8 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
=6 |
|
Germany |
4 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
=6 |
|
Japan |
=13 |
10 |
=13 |
13 |
10 |
* |
8 |
=11 |
=8 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
|
Spain |
* |
11 |
12 |
11 |
=12 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
|
New Zealand |
=13 |
15 |
=13 |
=14 |
=14 |
13 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
|
Israel |
10 |
13 |
* |
=8 |
11 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
11 |
|
Canada |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
=12 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
|
Mexico |
8 |
9 |
=9 |
=8 |
=12 |
12 |
=12 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|
Netherlands |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
14 |
|
Switzerland |
9 |
8 |
=9 |
=8 |
8 |
8 |
11 |
=11 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
|
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Countries that were in the top 15 last
year, but dropped out this year:
By