Of the nearly 80 percent of Americans who say they will take at least one vacation trip this summer, 18 percent intend to visit Florida, according to a survey by American Consumer Opinion Online, a worldwide panel of consumers who get paid to take surveys. California was a favored destination for 16 percent of the survey respondents. Texas and Nevada were also popular with vacationers - each is a planned destination for 9 percent of the survey respondents.

Eight out of 10 Americans said they will take at least one vacation trip this summer, according to the survey, while the remaining 22 percent of the respondents either haven't yet decided whether to take a vacation trip, or do not plan to take any vacation trips this year.

Based on an Internet survey of 495 U.S. respondents balanced by gender, age and geography, conducted between May 10 and May 17, 2002. Respondents were members of the American Consumer Opinion' Online panel, one of the largest consumer panels in the world, which includes over 3.5 million consumers in over 150 countries. Consumers can sign up to join the panel in one of eight languages: English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Japanese or Chinese.

Source: Decision Analyst, Inc.
( www.decisionanalyst.com)