NEW YORK -- A new poll suggests that vacations and leisure travel are increasingly important to Americans, with more advance planning, longer vacations and less focus on work.

Sixty-two percent of those surveyed said they like to spend their leisure time doing things that are fun and pleasurable, up 10 points from 2002, according to the annual Roper Reports/NOP World summer travel outlook study.

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