Of those that are likely to take a vacation, top reason (43%) is just needing to ‘get away’ after being stuck at home for so long.
With summer just around the corner, are families planning their vacations with the pandemic still going on? ENGINE Insights conducted a survey to find out, and uncovered 60% of US adults are likely to go away on vacation this summer, and 35% think now is a good time to research or book travels.
Of those that are likely to take a vacation, their top 3 reasons include:
- 43% – Just needing to ‘get away’ after being stuck at home for so long
- 34% – Being more comfortable with it after a year of living with safety measures such as social distancing and wearing a mask
- 31% – Having received the vaccine for COVID-19/ expecting to receive it by the summer
Alternatively, those unlikely to go away this summer state the following reasons:
- 38% – Just not being comfortable with it yet, despite a year of living with safety measures such as social distancing and wearing a mask
- 38% – Financial situation being the same or worse than it was compared to last year
- 35% – Still planning to stay at home until coronavirus cases have dramatically decreased
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.
She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
