Mom knows best, right? Now, there’s evidence.
A national survey of mothers planning this year’s vacations found an overwhelming number, 80 percent, are willing to make sacrifices to guarantee the family’s trip.
“Most moms have determined their vacation schedules. Some 57 percent plan summer break vacations, and 24 percent said they will travel for spring break, making spring break the second most active travel period,” says the survey.
Conducted by Nashville-based WhyMomsRule.com, the poll of 602 women – all with at least one child at home – showed moms don’t want a repeat of vacation cutbacks many endured in 2009. Moms of today are willing to make trade-offs to afford vacations.
To afford vacations, moms said they expect to eat out less during the year (42 percent), spend less on entertainment (33 percent) and forego major purchases (23 percent). To save while on vacation, many will seek less expensive destinations, stay shorter times and drive instead of fly.
The polling site is a blog that tracks trends affecting mothers and their buying habits.
By David Wilkening
