Match.com: Miami Best Summer Vacation Destination for Singles

Posted on: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:06:17 EDT


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Jul 28, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --

When summer travelers are looking to meet eligible bachelors and bachelorettes, Miami is the top vacation destination for singles, according to a survey from Match.com, an online dating service, in partnership with Southwest Airlines.

The 2010 Singles Summer Travel Survey found that South Beach in Miami received more than 43 percent of the votes for the beach destination with the most singles.

Not surprisingly, one of the most popular interests on Match.com's user profiles is traveling, with more than 80 percent of Match.com's single users listing travel as an interest. With summer travel in full swing, 40 percent of Match.com's single users said if given two weeks off, they would vacation at the beach. Other singles summer beach destinations from the survey included:

-- Key West, Florida: 17.2 percent

-- Manhattan Beach, California: 12.1 percent

-- South Padre Island, Texas: 10.1 percent

-- Waikiki Beach, Hawaii: 9.3 percent

-- Hamptons, New York: 7.5 percent

However, the results of the Singles Summer Travel Survey show that singles aren't looking to travel solo for long. More than 60 percent of singles surveyed would vacation with a partner after only three months of dating, and 67 percent of singles say they would prefer to travel with someone they are dating versus family, friends or alone.

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