Tripadvisor Reveals 2020 Thanksgiving Travel Index: Over Half (56%) of Americans Still Traveling

NEEDHAM, Mass., Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tripadvisor, the world’s largest journey platform, at this time launched findings from its Thanksgiving Journey Index for 2020, offering insights into the place Individuals are touring for the vacation. The massive takeaway is that regardless of COVID-19 considerations, greater than half – 56 % – of Individuals nonetheless intend to journey this Thanksgiving.

Latest Tripadvisor website information reveals Key Largo, Fla., Sedona, Ariz., Key West, Fla. and Scottsdale, Ariz. have elevated in recognition since final yr’s vacation and are recovering from the pandemic a lot sooner than different U.S. journey locations. Alternatively, central cities, reminiscent of New York Metropolis, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Nashville have decreased in recognition for Thanksgiving year-over-year, and they don’t seem to be recovering as rapidly.

By the Numbers: 2020 Thanksgiving Journey Tendencies

• Journey is down, however 56 % of Individuals are nonetheless touring this Thanksgiving (down 14 % year-over-year).
• Street journeys vs. flying stays well-liked: Over three-fourths (76%) will drive to their vacation spot, and solely 11 % of Individuals will fly to their Thanksgiving desk.
• Socially distant stays: 22 % are staying in a lodge or trip rental to observe social distancing from family and friends.
• When to look at the roads: Day-of and day-after
• The busiest departure day shall be Thanksgiving Day (November 26), when 26 % of vacationers will hit the street.
• Many vacationers who are usually not leaving day-of are extending their journey, with 43 % touring the weekend earlier than Thanksgiving (Friday, November 20 – Sunday, November 22).
• The busiest return day shall be Friday, November 27, with 31 % of vacationers heading residence the day after Thanksgiving.

“Regardless of COVID-19 considerations, the vast majority of Individuals are nonetheless touring this Thanksgiving. The way in which during which shoppers journey, nonetheless, will look very totally different from previous years,” mentioned Christopher Hsi, Client Market Analysis Lead Analyst for Tripadvisor. “This yr, we are able to count on shorter journeys with smaller teams of individuals for extra intimate, shut knit gatherings. Many are taking day journeys (24%) or spending one night time at their vacation spot. Individuals are additionally persevering with to keep away from huge cities, as an alternative choosing heat climate and seaside locations in southern states. We do see, nonetheless, that Boomers are much less prone to journey this yr in comparison with final (29% vs. 51%).”

Methodology

1. Thanksgiving journey locations based mostly on Tripadvisor platform information for home journey to well-liked locations inside the U.S. across the Thanksgiving vacation (11/19/20-11/30/20), throughout September and October, 2020.
2. Thanksgiving journey developments based mostly on a Tripadvisor Traveler Sentiment Survey of U.S. respondents from October 16-20, 2020.

About Tripadvisor
Tripadvisor, the world’s largest journey platform*, helps a whole bunch of thousands and thousands of vacationers every month** make each journey their finest journey. Vacationers throughout the globe use the Tripadvisor website and app to browse greater than 878 million evaluations and opinions of 8.8 million lodging, eating places, experiences, airways and cruises. Whether or not planning or on a visit, vacationers flip to Tripadvisor to check low costs on motels, flights and cruises, e-book well-liked excursions and points of interest, in addition to reserve tables at nice eating places. Tripadvisor, the final word journey companion, is on the market in 49 markets and 28 languages.

The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP), personal and function a portfolio of journey media manufacturers and companies, working underneath numerous web sites and apps, together with the next web sites:

www.bokun.io, www.cruisecritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.thefork.com (together with www.lafourchette.com, www.eltenedor.com, www.bookatable.co.uk, and www.delinski.com), www.helloreco.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.housetrip.com, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.seatguru.com, www.singleplatform.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com, and www.viator.com.

*  Supply: SimilarWeb, September 2020
** Supply: Tripadvisor inner log information

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