Recent Trip Bookings Reveal Americans Prepare to Travel Internationally in Early 2021

The coronavirus pandemic may have stalled international travel for 2020, however, data from Squaremouth shows Americans have a pent up desire to travel abroad in the new year.

 

• 65% of all 2021 trips booked this year, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, are to international destinations.
• A majority of Americans plan to take international trips at the beginning of 2021.
• Most international trips are booked to destinations that are already accessible to Americans.

 

Travelers Planning International Adventures In 2021

A pent up desire to travel abroad has led the majority of Americans to plan international trips for the beginning of 2021.

• International destinations account for 86% of all planned trips in January and February 2021.

 

Travel Restrictions Play a Role in International Destination Selection 

Most international trips are booked to destinations that are already accessible to Americans.

• Mexico is the most popular international destination in the new year, replacing the US as the top destination for the first time since COVID-19 began.
• Caribbean countries make up the remaining top 5 international destinations – The Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Aruba, and Jamaica.

 

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