90% of U.S. Vacationers Don't Leave Home Without Their Cellphones

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A passenger checks her cell phone before a flight on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in Boston.

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By Jessica Plautz2014-04-23 04:00:44 UTC

In the U.S., a whopping 90% of travelers say they use their cellphones while on vacation, according to a survey by TripAdvisor released Wednesday.

When you consider that 90% of American adults own a cellphone, according to Pew Research, it's clear the mobile device is a constant fixture for the vast majority of us.

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While on vacation, U.S. travelers are using their cellphones for both business and leisure. According to TripAdvisor, 52% of travelers use their phones to look for things to do, 62% use their phones to find restaurants, and 73% rely on their phones to find their way around.

Although 62% of travelers said they were using their phone to check email while on vacation, there was an upside: Just 31% said they were checking business email.

Cellphone use has become ubiquitous, but mobile booking still has room to grow. Only 27% of travelers said they used their phone to look for hotels, and just 45% of hotels allow guests to book rooms from a mobile device.

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Topics: Lifestyle, mobile phones, travel, Travel & Leisure, tripadvisor, united states, U.S., Work & Play