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Following Memorial Day Weekend, Americans are still planning to travel during the next major U.S. summer holiday, but with more careful planning and sentiment stability about rising fuel prices.

In May, 47% of Americans traveled, a 4-percentage-point lift from the same time last year. In addition, 41% of U.S. consumers have already planned to travel and another 30% indicate they are likely to travel this summer, pointing to a very strong summer season for the U.S. travel industry.

Even without entry test requirements, travelers are likely to pause before rushing back to a country where hate crimes and mass shootings are becoming far too commonplace. How will the U.S. travel industry tackle one of the greatest potential threats to its recovery of international travel?

Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season that will surely test American's resilience for inflation.

Pent-up demand for international travel seems unstoppable as tourists refuse to slow down regardless of the travel industry's ongoing anxiety concerning rising prices.

Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, April 23, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Tech companies largely stopped traveling during the pandemic, which hit Alaska Airlines, with its base in Seattle and hub in San Francisco, hard. But the airline is seeing tech's road warriors return — up 50 percent just in the last few weeks.

Don't underestimate the power of big chain loyalty points, which business travelers will be keen to start collecting again to fund their next vacation.

As a traveler of color, I approve this message. As a tourism marketing effort, it's a smart one ahead of what's predicted to be a busier and more competitive summer than last year's. Way to go, Boston — and look out New York City.

Rural destinations that have benefitted from long-haul road trippers will want to prepare for the impact of higher gas prices on consumer behavior, on the cusp of busy spring and summer seasons.