Travel is picking up in the U.S. In December, 55 percent of Americans traveled, 10 percentage points higher than the same time last year. However, the number of respondents who travelled decreased by 2 percentage points in December compared to September indicative of typical seasonality in travel with the winter season commencing.

Source: skift Inc.Source: skift Inc.
Source: skift Inc.

Nevertheless, the future of travel industry’s recovery remains precarious as a majority of Americans believe that the economic situation of the country and their personal financial situation will worsen in the next 12 months and that 34 percent of Americans plan to cut down on their travel spending because of high prices of travel products.

Source: skift Inc.Source: skift Inc.
Source: skift Inc.

In our newly released U.S. Travel Tracker: December 2022 Highlights report, we highlight the current state of the U.S. travel demand with data and insights on trip details, consumer sentiment, travel spending changes, the impact of the pandemic, booking trends, and how the “work from anywhere” trend impacts travel.

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