AHLA: 7 of 10 Americans Unlikely to Travel for Holidays This Year

A recent survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that most Americans are not expected to travel this holiday season. The survey found that 72% of Americans are unlikely to travel for Thanksgiving and 69% are unlikely to travel for Christmas.

Additional findings of the survey included that only 32% of respondents have taken an overnight vacation or leisure trip since March and that 21% of Americans say they are likely to travel for Thanksgiving and 24% are likely to travel for Christmas. Further, 44% of respondents say their next hotel stay for vacation of leisure will be a year or more from now or they have no plans to stay in a hotel.

“This holiday season will be an especially difficult time for all Americans, and our industry is no exception” said Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. “Fewer people will be traveling, and business travel remains nearly non-existent. That’s why it’s so important for Congress to pass a relief bill now. Millions of Americans are out of work, and thousands of small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open. We cannot afford to wait until the next Congress is sworn in for relief. They need help now.”

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