summer travel
73% of Americans Plan to Travel This Summer – But Inflation Has Forced Some to Alter Their Plans
ValuePenguin | May 26, 2022
ValuePenguin Survey Finds Americans Will Take Fewer Trips but Plan to Spend More Money While on Vacation NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 -- After a 2-year slump, summer travel is heating up. A new ValuePenguin Survey finds that 73% of Americans are ready to cross off coveted destinations from their bucket lists but not everyone is ready to splurge. Soaring costs and a lingering pandemic have some opting out and staying home. Highlights More Americans plan to travel this year - On average they plan to spend about $2,700 per trip, up $300 from 2021. High costs keep others from vacationing - 57% of those who aren't traveling this su...
Up, Up & Away: 77 Percent of Americans Are Planning Getaways This Year
Redpoint Global | May 12, 2022
Redpoint Global today announced new research revealing trends around personalization and overall sentiment toward travel in 2022. While most travelers are itching to travel after years of restrictions, 54 percent of travelers have yet to book their 2022 trips. Redpoint’s survey results reveal some of the key trends shaping travel plans as well as the expectations from consumers about how travel and hospitality brands can best guide customer experiences. The top areas that consumers cite concern for travel are around health and safety (29 percent) and costs around travel (25 percent) and gas prices (17 percent). Customer satisfaction remai...
Amadeus Data Alert: Hotel Occupancy Insight for the U.S. Memorial Day Holiday Points to Strong Start for Summer Travel
Amadeus | May 26, 2021
As the school year winds down in many states, Memorial Day starts the summer vacation season in the United States.. Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking hotel occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing continued positive momentum in hospitality based on hotel occupancy for Memorial Day weekend. The top five destinations based on hotel occupancy are: Moab, UT Key West, Florida Sierra Vista, Arizona Destin, Florida Hilton Head Island, South Carolina All five destinations are tracking over 80% occupancy for the weeks leading up to the holiday, which ...
IHG® Hotels & Resorts Reveals New Data About the British Summer Staycation in 2020
IHG | October 9, 2020
Staycation’ was undoubtedly the travel buzzword of 2020. With travel restrictions limiting people jetting off to far-flung destinations this year, Brits looked to explore what was on their very own doorstep more so than ever before. IHG Hotels & Resorts, which has more than 360 hotels in the UK & Ireland with brands including Holiday Inn, voco Hotels, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites and Kimpton, reveals new data about how British travellers chose to spend the last few months. Karan Khanna, Managing Director UK & I, IHG Hotels & Resorts commented on the findings: “We’ve seen that peop...
Consumer Travel Trends for 2018 – Infographic
March 7, 2018
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The Need to Use Smartphones and Other Personal Electronic Devices on Vacation Outweighs Cybersecurity Risks for Majority of Travelers
University of Phoenix | July 6, 2017
PHOENIX--July 6, 2017--University of Phoenix® today released the results of its summer travel cybersecurity survey, which found that while half of registered voters worry about cybersecurity risks while on vacation, 55 percent feel that the need to use personal devices outweighs those risks. "Vacations are often a time when we let our guard down, which can leave us vulnerable to hackers who want to steal personal information," said Dr. Kirsten Hoyt, academic dean, College of Information Systems & Technology at University of Phoenix. "Whether you are in another country or down the street, it is important for people to take precau...
Summer Travel Spotlight: What to Expect from American Travelers this Season
Choice Hotels | June 30, 2016
Choice Hotels reveals the top findings from its annual summer poll of American leisure and business travelers ROCKVILLE, Md., June 30, 2016 -- With gas prices down and more money in the pockets of Americans, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest hotel companies, reveals the findings from its annual summer travel survey, which tracks the travel habits of American leisure and business travelers. Here's what Americans are considering when making their summer travel trip plans: Leisure travelers are out in force. Loyalty programs drive trip decisions. Almost two-thirds (61%) of travelers say th...
“On the Road Again!”- Summer Travel & Mobile Marketing the Perfect Journey
Andrew Levi | June 21, 2016
By: Andrew Levi, CEO of Blue Calypso Turning pages in an atlas map is a thing of the past as consumers ping Google Maps and popular apps like Waze to determine the best routes to explore during the holidays and summer break. However, navigational tools aren't the only aspects of modern vacations that have been transformed into being partially or solely mobile-centric. According to TripAdvisor's TripBarometer Connected Traveler report, 42 percent of travelers worldwide use smartphones to plan or book their trips. In addition, about half of these connected travelers use their mobile devices to book activities for their trip, 72 percent us...
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