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.
U.S. Travel Tracker June 2020: Temporary Uptick
July 2020
With 33% of Americans taking at least one trip, June travel tells a promising story of the reopening. But it might be a very short-lived promise.
U.S. Travel Tracker May 2020: Early Signs of Recovery
June 2020
The U.S. travel rate climbed to 24% in May, after dipping to 19% in April. However, a full travel recovery might take a very long time as more people start to realize COVID-19 is a longer-term battle.
U.S. Travel Tracker April 2020: Emerging Consumer Segments
May 2020
When and how consumers will travel again might have a lot to do with how their lives' are impacted by COVID-19. Our April travel tracker analysis delves into the details.
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.
U.S. Travel Tracker March 2020: Travel Sentiment Amid Lockdown
April 2020
With travel restrictions in place, the U.S. travel rate in March dropped to 25% from 41% in February. What’s changed is also people’s outlook of travel on the other side of the pandemic.
U.S. Travel Tracker January and February 2020: Onset of COVID-19 Impact
March 2020
We are keeping track of if and how the U.S. population is traveling month by month and hope to detect signs of a rebound in the not too distant future.
Millennial Parents: The New Generation of Family Travel
February 2020
Families headed by Millennial parents are taking an ever larger share of the family travel market. To win them over, the industry needs to know what sets them apart from their generational peers.
The State of Middle East Outbound Travel 2019
December 2019
Outbound travel from the Middle East hasn’t garnered the attention of some other outbound markets, but given the high travel expenditure and growth of the region, we think this is one that’s worth paying attention to.