This statistic shows the most common clichés tourists were guilty of in the United States as of July 2014. During the survey, 49 percent of respondents said they were guilty of stopping in the middle of the street to take a picture.
Which of the following tourist “clichés” are you guilty of?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Asked a local for directions
63%
Eaten at a chain franchise
54%
Stopped in the middle of the street to take a picture
49%
Walked around with a map or guide book
48%
Took a tour on a sightseeing bus
48%
Bought something with the city's name on it
41%
Visibly carried a camera
38%
Significantly over-tipped
18%
Took a picture of yourself pretending that you were holding in your hand or touching the top of a famous monument
Have traveled out of state for leisure purposes in the last year or is planning to in the next year and is the travel decision maker in his/her household
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Priceline.com. (September 16, 2014). Which of the following tourist “clichés” are you guilty of? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323998/most-common-cliches-tourists-are-guilty-of-us/
Priceline.com. "Which of the following tourist “clichés” are you guilty of?." Chart. September 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323998/most-common-cliches-tourists-are-guilty-of-us/
Priceline.com. (2014). Which of the following tourist “clichés” are you guilty of?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323998/most-common-cliches-tourists-are-guilty-of-us/
Priceline.com. "Which of The following Tourist “clichés” Are You Guilty Of?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323998/most-common-cliches-tourists-are-guilty-of-us/
Priceline.com, Which of the following tourist “clichés” are you guilty of? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323998/most-common-cliches-tourists-are-guilty-of-us/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Which of the following tourist “clichés” are you guilty of? [Graph], Priceline.com, September 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323998/most-common-cliches-tourists-are-guilty-of-us/
