Survey: Millennials Are More Interested in Solo Travel This Year
Photo Credit: A traveler taking in the sites by himself at the new 1 World Trade Center Observatory in New York City. Skift / Dan Peltier
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It's arguably easier to travel by yourself, and plan that travel, than in the past and that goes for U.S. travelers of all ages.
Going it alone is one of the oldest forms of global exploration, so it's no shock that it's still a popular way to travel.
But when millennials, America's largest generation, show significantly more interest in solo travel than in previous years--more than all older generations--that's something worth unpacking.
In an MMGY Global survey of 2,300 U.S. adults in July, 37% of millennial respondents indicated they intend to take at least one overnight leisure trip alone during the next six months. That's up 5% from a year ago and 8% from two years ago, a much sharper rise than older generations.
Some 25% of all respondents said they'll take at least one trip by themselves before the end of this year, u
