Cruise ships sit idle in Miami
A new research report from Destination Analysts finds that Americans now perceive most travel activities as safe from COVID-19 with these exceptions:
- Cruises, perceived as unsafe by 57% of those surveyed
- Traveling outside the US (56%)
- Intercity bus travel (56%)
- Group bus tours (55%)
Activities perceived as safest include:
- Road trips, perceived as unsafe by only 14% of those surveyed
- Outdoor recreation (non-team) (18%)
- Shopping (19%)
- Visiting friends/relatives (19)%
These numbers are down 20% on average from 1 January 2021.
Other key findings:
- Optimism about travel peaked in the week of 14 March, has since lessened.
- 73% of respondents said they plan to take a leisure trip in the next 3 months.
- Respondents said they plan to book closer than usual to arrival date.
- But 2 out of 3 business travelers said they won't feel comfortable attending in-person meetings until at least summer 2021.
- Most desired domestic destinations (top 5) are:
- Florida (16%)
- New York (15%)
- Las Vegas (12%)
- Hawaii (9%)
- California (8%)
- Top trip activities would include:
- Getting away from daily life
- Spending time with family
- Escaping boredom
- Having new experiences
- Visiting new places
- Meeting new people
