20%
DATA
LIFESTYLE
TRAVEL
BEST
SUMMER
EVER
HUFFINGTON
05.26.13
19%
18%
17%
HIT BY A
WEATHER
DISASTER
16%
21%
15%
14%
13%
AIRLINE
LOST
LUGGAGE
21%
GOT
EXTREMELY
LOST
19%
OVERCHARGED
BY
SALESPERSON
16%
12%
11%
10%
I Know What
Did You in
Last Summer
MISSED
CONNECTING
TRANSPORTATION
16%
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but that doesn’t mean it’s all roses. In 2012,
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9%
8%
7%
INJURY, ILLNESS
OR MEDICAL ISSUE
6%
SOURCE: LIVING SOCIAL/STATISTA
5%
4%
3%
RAN OUT OF
CASH / NO ACCESS
TO MONEY
08%
EXPERIENCE
STRIKE OR CIVIL
UNREST
05%
2%
1%
ARRESTED /
OTHER RUN-IN
WITH THE LAW
03%
11%
BLACKOUT OR
HANGOVER
FROM ALCOHOL
07%
COULDN’T
FIND BATHROOM
IN TIME
07%
BITTEN
BY
BEDBUGS
FORGOT
PASSPORT
OR ID
05%
05%
VICTIM
OF
A SCAM
03%
PICKPOCKETED
OR ROBBED
05%
BREAK UP
WITH SIGNIFICANT
OTHER
04%