So much for Southern hospitality. It turns out that Americans have little interest in flying to Alabama, according to a new study from flight-comparison site us.jetcost.com.
The survey of more than 4,000 U.S. adults showed that more than one-third (35 percent) wouldn't fly to Alabama. Reasons included a "high rate of crime," "lack of things to do" and "unfriendly locals."
Perhaps more surprisingly, Nevada (31 percent) and New York (26 percent) round out the top three least popular states for air travelers, who cited several reasons why they'd like to avoid those destinations such as too many tourists, lack of culture and cost.
Interestingly, the study also found that a majority of Americans (61 percent) prefer to vacation in the U.S. as opposed to traveling abroad. The common reasons cited were "cheaper than going abroad" (37 percent) and "there's enough to do in America" (35 percent).
"Around half of all Americans do not have a passport, which explains the difference in those that have traveled abroad compared to domestically. It was interesting to see that Americans actually prefer going on vacation in their own country, and to see where they would prefer not to travel to, with unfriendly locals a common reason to not travel somewhere," a us.jetcost.com spokesperson said in a statement.
Earlier this year, research conducted by DaringPlanet.com found that Hawaii is Americans' most preferred vacation destination.
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