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Booking a plane ticket for vacation brings Happiness – Study

© Photo by Mara Lavitt September 14, 2023 Yale University, New Haven, CT Laurie Santos, the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology, photographed outside Rosenkranz Hall.

Booking a plane ticket for vacation brings Happiness – Study | Have you been yearning for a vacation for ages but yet to take action? A new survey by United Airlines has revealed that booking a plane ticket for a vacation brings them happiness.

According to the study, 70% of Americans surveyed say booking a plane ticket for a vacation brings them happiness and a majority of people say experiences make them feel happier than material goods.

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Cognitive scientist Dr. Laurie Santos, host of The Happiness Lab podcast and Ivy League professor, analyzing the new research that examines the link between happiness and booking a vacation, noted that: “Planning a vacation can give you an unexpected happiness bump because experiences matter for our well-being more than we expect.”

“When you book a vacation, you experience the reward of anticipating a positive experience. The happiness boost we get from travel can last long after you book your ticket – from the moments you happily anticipate your getaway, to taking the fun trip itself, to the times you recall trip high points with friends once you get back home,” said Dr. Santos.

Customers can receive bonus miles and get their booking boost today if they book a trip from the U.S. to one of 25 international destinations where United is the only U.S. airline providing service. As the world’s largest airline, United connects travelers to more than 360 destinations worldwide.

The survey further shows that 68% of people say January is a month where they need something to look forward to, while more than half of Americans report experiencing the winter blues. United’s findings also reveal the power of the positive mood-boost that occurs when a flight for vacation is booked, showing people are almost as happy planning their itinerary (73%) and just as happy sharing memories of the trip with others (83%) as they are experiencing the trip (82%).

As a mood elevator, travel is surprisingly more effective than buying material objects. According to research reviewed by Dr. Santos, the happiness boost from a travel purchase has been shown to be over twice as large as the happiness effect from buying clothing, jewelry or home goods and more than four times as large as buying electronic goods.

“A vacation gives you a bigger and more lasting happiness bump because as humans, we are delighted by the novelty of the unknown. The thrill of a new handbag wears off quickly since you get used to them through a trick our mind does called ‘hedonic adaptation,’ but travel brings new experiences each day that delight and engage us,” said Dr. Santos. “And then we build on that through social connections by traveling with other people and talking about our trip with them later.”

The study further data also shows that 73% of Americans said they would feel happier booking a flight to a new destination rather than a destination they have already been to. With United’s expansive network, including the most international destinations of all U.S. airlines, travelers can experience a new destination starting with a mood boost as soon as they book their flight. United’s Network: Unmatched Travel Destinations

As the world’s largest airline, United connects travelers to more than 360 destinations worldwide, and flies to more international destinations than any other U.S. carrier. Next summer, United will offer 800 daily flights to and from 147 international destinations, giving passengers the opportunity to travel to places they’ve never been all around the globe.

Last fall, United announced its largest-ever international expansion and will soon inaugurate flights to eight new and highly anticipated destinations including, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Nuuk, Greenland; Palermo, Italy; Bilbao, Spain; Madeira Island and Faro, Portugal and Dakar.

Booking a plane ticket for vacation brings Happiness – Study | AviationGhana


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