The First Place Most Americans Plan to Travel After The Pandemic

The most recent Longwoods International travel-sentiment tracking study, released today, indicates that over half American travelers want to form their first trip (once it’s appropriate to travel again) a domestic visit to reunite with friends and family, following such a lot self-isolation.

52 percent of respondents agreed, with 76 percent of these saying they’d pass by car and 24 percent by air. Among those that plan on driving, 52 percent said they plan on keeping to within 200 miles of home, while 48 percent shall venture farther.

All told, 86 percent of travelers signaled that they plan on visiting a U.S. domestic destination once pandemic-imposed restrictions are lifted. Four percent said they’ll choose a world trip and two percent said they’ll keep it local, planning a staycation near home. Only eight percent responded that they intend no travel within the subsequent six months.

“Despite the pandemic, Americans are wanting to travel, especially to spend time with family and friends,” said Amir Eylon, President and CEO of marketing research consultancy, Longwoods International. “The overwhelming majority of USA citizens will make their first trip after the pandemic within the U.S., with only four percent planning international travel as their first destination.”

About 70 percent of respondents said they need trips planned within subsequent months, a percentage that has remained steady throughout weekly surveys gathered over the past four weeks. 55 percent also admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic will greatly impact their travel within the next six months—down from 67 percent who said an equivalent four weeks ago.

The impact of the status of our economy has remained almost unchanged during the course of the pandemic, with 22 percent of these surveyed saying that economic factors will heavily impact their travel plans within the coming six months.

The survey was conducted on April 29, 2020, employing a randomly-selected national sample from a consumer panel of 1,000 adults over eighteen years old, with quotas applied to match Census targets for age, gender, and region so as to most accurately represent the general U.S. population.

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