International travel has doubled YoY from 7% to 14% with the removal of Covid restrictions.
With spring upon us, sharing new data from CarTrawler on travel trends this season – including the most popular Spring Break destinations for US travelers.
CarTrawler has access to this data through its global partner network of over 100 airlines and 2,000 travel partners.
- Travel up more than 100% YoY: Across March and April, travel is making an excellent recovery with bookings up 106% in 2022 compared to 2021. Travel in the Spring break period specifically is also recovering at a similar rate of 85%.
- International travel grows 2x: International travel has doubled YoY from 7% to 14% with the removal of Covid restrictions.
This data echoes the findings from a larger travel trend report released by CarTrawler earlier this year that found nearly three quarters (73%) of consumers are positive about travel despite the pandemic. More than half (51%) of U.S. travelers expect to do more domestic leisure travel in the coming year, and 43% of travelers expect to do more international leisure travel.
Top destinations: The top destinations for Spring break have remained very stable year-on-year. The top 10 domestic destinations in 2021 vs 2022 are:
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2021 |
2022 |
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Kahului, Hawaii |
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Phoenix, Arizona |
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Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Orlando, Florida |
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Lihue, Hawaii |
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Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Kona, Hawaii |
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Seattle, Washington |
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Los Angeles, California |
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Palm Springs, California |
*NOTE: Spring break period analyzed were March 21st to April 3rd in 2021 and March 20th to April 2nd in 2022.
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.
