Dreaming of a Resort Christmas

Most of us aren’t going away for the holidays this year, but we wish we could, one poll finds. Some results:

Where we plan to be

Away for one or more holidays: 29%

Away for Christmas or Hanukkah: 18%

Away for Thanksgiving: 15%

Away for New Year’s: 7%

Where we’d prefer to be, if money were no object

Tropical resort: 34%

At home: 22%

Mountain getaway: 22%

Relative’s home: 11%

Visiting a major city: 6%

Desert oasis: 3%

Don’t know: 2%

Source: Phone survey of 1,019 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 4-6 by Bruskin Goldring Research for Hyatt Resorts