October U.S. Travel Grew the Smallest Since April: New Skift Research Travel Tracker Survey
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In October, 38 percent of Americans traveled, marking the smallest monthly increase since reaching the low point in April. Will the changing course of the pandemic, with a new president and possible vaccine, give the U.S. travel industry a much-needed boost in the coming months?
The U.S. travel recovery was brought to a halt in October. According to Skift Research's latest U.S. Travel Tracker survey, 37.8 percent of Americans traveled in October, marking the smallest month-over-month increase since reaching the low point in April.
Air travel is still dismal. Of all the personal trips taken in October, only 6 percent involved flying, down further from 6 percent in September. However, there is some positive sign for the hotel sector. For the first time since the start of the pandemic in March, share of hotel stays went up significantly. Of a
