How Travel in 2020 Unfolded in 5 Charts: Skift Recovery Index
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The past year has been abysmal for the travel industry, but we've seen a few green shoots. Let's build on that as we move into 2021.
Most people in the travel industry will be happy to see the back of 2020. Skift Research has been tracking the travel industry's performance during this topsy-turvy year with the Skift Recovery Index.
Let's take a look at how the year unfolded in five charts. Each chart is worth a thousand words.
We are still far from a full recovery, but the industry has registered some recovery since the trough in April. European destinations and the U.S. performed relatively well during the summer months as borders within the EU were reopened and states in the U.S. relaxed travel restrictions, resulting in the highest score of 47 at the end of August. Since then the index
