Americans are starting to plan vacations

Now many countries around the world are starting to relax restrictions and move towards treating COVID-19 as a manageable disease. Tourism are expecting 2022 to be a boom year.

According to the sheet New York Times, agents and travel agencies have reported a significant increase in bookings in recent weeks for the upcoming spring and summer. The World Travel and Tourism Council forecasts that this service industry in the US will reach pre-pandemic levels in 2022, contributing nearly $ 2 trillion to the economy. The agency also said that overseas travel from the US over Easter could increase 130% from last year.

Still follow CNBCRecently, US airline executives also said that leisure travel will continue to recover and may surpass pre-pandemic levels, especially with domestic travel.

Analysis of the trend of booming tourism demand in 2022. A rather unexpected cause has been pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed some standards at work. Currently, workers do not need to go to the office and can freely work anywhere.

According to the sheet Marketwatch, a new influx of tourists who work remotely has contributed to filling the gap for the tourism industry. Leisure travel is no longer limited to vacations as people can work from anywhere with laptops.

Travelers don’t shy away from international destinations or memorable “once-in-a-lifetime” adventures – Photo: Expedia

According to a survey by Deloitte, workers who plan to take work with them on trips are twice as many as those who plan to take time off work. This shows a fundamental change, telecommuting has facilitated more frequent travel.

Travel will boom in 2022, but under inflationary pressures, Americans’ spending trends on trips also change.

The first trend is CNBC shows that tourists will be willing to pay more to visit different destinations, instead of investing in a luxurious trip. According to Expedia, 32% of those surveyed choose this trend, while only 15% choose luxury experiences and 16% choose to upgrade the quality of their accommodation or flights.

Sheet Marketwatch mentions the second trend with remote workers. They often choose long trips, avoiding peak times to save costs. Instead of focusing on vacations during a few summer or winter months, travelers with no time constraints will choose to depart in both spring and fall, when travel demand is lower.

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