is up 469% compared with 2020, and is currently 157% higher than 2019 volume. And Christmas reservation volume across the U.S. Thanksgiving reservation volume is up by 302% compared with 2020 and 93% higher compared with 2019 volume, according to Guesty, a vacation rental platform. That's particularly true of vacation rentals. More people are traveling during the holidaysīooking data for the holiday travel season suggest it could be busier than the last pre-pandemic year. "Although the demand for travel is high, winter holiday travel in the coming year will remain unpredictable," says Rajeev Shrivastava, CEO of VisitorsCoverage. Vaccinated or not, they're hitting the road for the holiday travel season, COVID-19 or not. But others – many others – are tired of waiting. Whether to make a trip is a difficult decision, travelers and experts say. The lingering delta variant is holding them back, but the need to see family and friends – and to uphold tradition – is pulling them toward the airports and highways. "This year," he adds, "we were looking forward to the trip."Īnd that's how it is for lots of Americans considering their holiday travel plans. The family connected on Zoom, "but it was far from being the real thing," says Jacobs, a retired salesman. Normally, he and his wife would fly from Tampa to Los Angeles, where they would enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with their daughter, son-in-law and extended family.īut last year, with COVID-19 cases soaring, Jacobs canceled his holiday travel plans.
Watch Video: United Airlines predicts December will be the busiest air travel month in almost 2 yearsįor Jim Jacobs, deciding to travel during the holidays has always been easy.
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