Sustainability in Travel 2021: Environmental Performance of the Six Largest Airlines
April 2021
Pressure is growing on airlines to reduce their carbon emissions. But how to do that when you burn through gallons of jet fuel? Our analysis found that airlines have made good progress in becoming more fuel efficient, but have a long way to go to make significant reductions in emissions long-term.
U.S. Travel Tracker December 2020: Further Slip
January 2021
The dark winter for the U.S. travel industry continued in December. Travel rate dipped to 28%, only three percentage points higher than March. However, the promise of wider-spread vaccinations and a new President seems to give the Americans confidence to travel again in 2021.
Skift Research Global Travel Outlook 2021
December 2020
Glad this year is finally over? Us too! In its annual outlook, Skift Research looks forward to the big themes and challenges that it believes are in store for the travel industry as it begins the long uphill climb to recovery next year.
U.S. Travel Tracker October 2020: Slow Climb Continues
November 2020
In October, 37.8% of Americans traveled, marking the smallest monthly increase since reaching the low point in April. Will the changing course of the pandemic, with a new President and possible vaccine, give the U.S. travel industry a much-needed boost in the coming months?
U.S. Travel Tracker September 2020: Onset of Fall Travel
October 2020
Labor Day weekend didn’t provide a much-needed boost for the U.S travel sector. In September, 37% of Americans traveled, barely one percentage point higher than in August. The path of travel recovery ahead might be even rockier with summer vacation officially behind us.
U.S. Travel Tracker August 2020: Consumer Confidence Holding Strong
September 2020
Summer was near the end and while still high, the number of new COVID cases declined substantially from the peak of July. Yet, the travel rate did not go up along this track. In August, 36% of Americans traveled, only one percentage point higher than in July.
U.S. Travel Tracker July 2020: Summer Vacation Main Driver Despite New Case Surge
August 2020
Despite rising new COVID cases, 35% of Americans traveled in July. But most are not taking their typical summer vacations.
Travel Winners and Losers During the 2008 Financial Crisis: Lessons for COVID-19
May 2020
History doesn’t repeat but it often rhymes. While COVID-19 has different root causes than the financial crisis of 2008 there are still lessons to be learned from the last crisis that apply to the travel industry today.
Travel Marketing During COVID-19
May 2020
Nearly 90% of travel marketers have slashed their marketing budgets due to COVID-19. With restrained resources and changing mandates, how can travel CMOs and their teams navigate through the crisis stronger? We delve into these crucial questions for answers.
Skift Global Travel Economy Outlook 2020
December 2019
We head into 2020 with more question marks than any year of this cycle. Risks are rising and the global economy is slowing. But, crucially, we are still growing and our base case forecast travel growth to continue next year.
U.S. Affluent Traveler Trends 2019: Annual Survey on Travel Behavior
April 2019
The spending power of U.S. Affluent Travelers makes them an attractive target market. In the third iteration of this report, we look at how their attitudes, behaviors, and values have changed or stayed the same over time, and how they vary based on income level, age, and whether or not they have children.
U.S. Experiential Traveler Trends 2019: Annual Survey on Traveler Behavior, Motivations, and Preferences
March 2019
In the third iteration of this survey, we give an in-depth look at how the modern American travelers’ values, attitudes, and behaviors have changed or remained constant over time.