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Travelers’ Covid concerns evaporating
Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers finds the latest modest increase in Covid cases nationally is not a deterrent to travel.
Only 19% of travelers say that Covid-19 will greatly impact their travel decisions in the next six months, the lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic.
“Barring a major reversal in the course of the pandemic, Covid-19’s impact on the travel industry appears to be tailing off,” said Amir Eylon, President and CEO of Longwoods International.
“Concerns about gas prices and other inflationary pressure on costs have become a more significant challenge.”
Two-thirds of travelers say that gas prices will impact their travel decisions in the next six months, with more than a third saying they will ‘greatly impact’ their travel plans.
In response to high gas prices, travelers are choosing destinations closer to home and reducing the number of trips they are taking.
They are also cutting spending on retail, entertainment and recreation, food and beverage and lodging.
Other coping strategies include driving rather than flying.
The latest survey, supported by Miles Partnership, was fielded April 13, 2022 using a national sample randomly drawn from a consumer panel of 1,000 adults, ages 18 and over.
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