<ul><li>Tourist syndrome is the tendency to act out of character and irresponsibly while traveling.</li><li>Reportedly, 'bad behavior on vacation' has surged over 500% in the last year.</li><li>Americans were surveyed as to their vacation behavior.</li><li>Key findings include that over 4 in 10 admitted to breaking the law on vacation.</li><li>Almost nine in ten took something from their hotel and half said they leave their rooms messier than at home.</li><li>Four in ten used vacation to justify 'letting their hair down and having some fun'.</li><li>Nearly half of people admitted to taking toiletries, and one in five admitted to taking stationary.</li><li>Although alcohol and gambling are popular pastimes, in some countries drinking alcohol and booking hotels for sex is illegal.</li><li>Half of the people surveyed think that social media makes people behave worse on vacation.</li><li>Most people (61.4%) think there should be harsher punishments for tourists who misbehave.</li></ul>

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