Overview

• The Sept. 6–8 Morning Consult poll of 2,202 adults finds 50% expect an overnight leisure trip before year-end, while 31% of employed adults anticipate overnight business travel.
• Hotels are preferred by 44% of leisure travelers and 63% of business travelers, with nearly four in five hotel guests planning midscale or higher-end stays.
• Americans are most likely to take an overnight family trip (46%), with 34% expecting to travel for Thanksgiving and 37% for Christmas.
• Hotel stays are especially common for romantic getaways (53%) and solo trips (48%), whereas many visiting family plan to stay with relatives.
• Travel intent has slipped from last fall and winter, with 45% citing higher costs as the top reason to scale back and 49% saying inflation could reduce overnight trips; survey results carry a ±2 to ±6 point margin of error.