A new survey conducted by the world’s leading travel search engine reveals that nearly 50 percent of Americans are stressed out when travel planning for friends and family, with the U.S. ranking second among the most stressed out of all the countries polled.

KAYAK Trip Huddle, a new tool to help take the pain out of planning group travel.

 

 

The 7 Types of Travelers

• The High Roller: Lives by the mottos "you pay for what you get" and "I'll take two" • The Super Saver: That special someone who considers couponing an extreme sport • The Critic: A friend who is hard to please, but impossible to ignore • The Life of The Party: The fun-loving champion who thinks outside the box and often off the rails • The Flow Master: So laid back they're unhelpful. But they're totally down for it! Whatever it is • The Late-Comer: Who should be here any minute now. Really. Any minute now • The Most Valuable Planner (MVP): The unsung hero who has every detail covered. Probably twice

 

 

To start a Huddle, the planner simply enters a name for the trip and invites the group. In the tool, the group can enter destination options, select up to 20 different date combinations and choose from among 20 different hotels.

Once all of the information is entered, everyone in the group can cast their vote by selecting a rating for each option.

For more information KAYAK Trip Huddle, visit kayak.com