Overview
- New survey data show 54% of Americans plan to travel for the holidays despite economic uncertainty and a government shutdown.
- Travelers are budgeting about $2,300 per trip, an 18% decline from last year.
- More than half expect to drive rather than fly, with only 47% planning a flight for their longest trip.
- Twenty-two percent plan to stay with friends or family, and international trips are down to 17% from 24% last year with inbound visits to the U.S. expected to fall about 6%.
- Gen Z reports the steepest cutbacks while Boomers plan a modest 4% spending increase, as road trips and winter getaways tick up about 1.9%.