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ResearchReport

COVID-19 Travel Trends & Recovery Resources


After months of lockdown, the world is slowly reopening and adapting to the ‘new normal’. Travel is back on the move but the question of how and where is on everyone’s mind. Here you’ll find the latest COVID-related research from across our brands.


The Traveler mood

Traveler perceptions and willingness to travel

Road trips and family leisure trips

Travelers’ most preferred getaways

The needs of the COVID-19 traveler

What travelers need now and how to alleviate concerns


 

Regional Highlights: what travelers are searching and booking in the different markets


Highlights:

  • Rising demand throughout the summer across our 700,000 properties and over 180,000 vacation rentals worldwide
  • Shorter booking windows with the majority of bookings starting in the next 20 days

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Los Angeles
  2. Miami
  3. Houston
  4. Atlanta
  5. San Diego

 

International hot spots*

  1. Cancun
  2. Riviera Maya
  3. Punta Cana
  4. Los Cabos
  5. Istanbul

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:

  • Increased demand for last-minute travel
  • Shorter booking windows with the majority for travel starting within the next 13 days

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Banff
  2. Vancouver
  3. Niagara Falls
  4. Okanagan Valley
  5. Toronto

 

International hot spots*

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Little Rock
  3. Istanbul
  4. Camargue
  5. Riviera Maya

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:

  • Increased demand for last-minute travel with bookings starting within the next 13 days 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  2. Lake District
  3. Edinburgh
  4. Birmingham
  5. Hampshire

 

International hot spots*

  1. Istanbul
  2. Amsterdam
  3. Hamburg
  4. Selangor
  5. Dublin

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:

  • Shorter booking windows with booking check-in dates starting within the next 20 days

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Berlin
  2. Hamburg
  3. Frankfurt
  4. Munich
  5. Baltic Sea

 

International hot spots*

  1. Amsterdam
  2. Lake Garda
  3. Vienna
  4. Milan
  5. Istanbul

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:

  • Increased demand for last-minute travel with bookings starting within the next 13 days

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Bordeaux
  2. Marseille
  3. Nice
  4. Lyon
  5. Cannes

 

International hot spots*

  1. Lisbon
  2. Dubai
  3. Mykonos
  4. Regional Iceland
  5. Santorini

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:

  • Most bookings were for travel starting within the next 6 days showing a higher demand for last-minute travel.

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Castilla Leon
  2. Madrid
  3. Mallorca
  4. Valencia
  5. Costa Brava

 

International hot spots*

  1. Iceland
  2. Boise
  3. Munich
  4. Porto
  5. Lisbon

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:
  • Increased demand for travel starting within the next 13 days

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Salento
  2. Naples
  3. Calabria
  4. Lake Garda
  5. Florence

 

International hot spots*

  1. Iceland
  2. Istanbul
  3. Santorini
  4. Barcelona
  5. Madrid

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:

  • Higher demand for last-minute travel throughout the summer months
  • The majority of bookings have remained for travel commencing in the next 6 days from booking date

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Shanghai
  2. Beijing
  3. Guangzhou
  4. Shenzhen
  5. Zhengzhou

 

International hot spots*

  1. Mongolia
  2. Vienna
  3. Grenoble
  4. Seoul
  5. Selangor

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

 


Highlights:

  • The majority of bookings continued to be for travel commencing in the next month, 30 days after booking
  • This has remained constant over the past couple of months showing a longer booking window with travelers planning ahead

 

Top domestic destinations*

  1. Okinawa Island
  2. Ishigaki
  3. Sapporo
  4. Kyoto
  5. Osaka

 

International hot spots*

  1. Taipei
  2. Zurich
  3. Gangwon
  4. Basel
  5. Atlanta

 

* Based on booking transaction demand from July-August 2020.

Sources:

Expedia® 2020 Summer Travel Report

Booking data from Expedia TAAP July-August 2020

Survey to visitors to Expedia.com between April – June 2020, polling 20 400 respondents

Expedia Group survey to travelers between July 14-20, 2020. Polling 141 respondents from the U.S., Canada, Europe, UK and Australia

Vrbo traveler research conducted in April 2020

Vrbo survey polling 887 travelers in the U.S. in July 2020

Joint research combining Expedia Group search data, mid-April to mid-May 2020, for July travel dates and BDRC, “The Mood of the Nation” study, 500 respondents per week, with some data points leveraging 1,000 sample size per question, polled mid-April through June 2, 2020

Expedia Group research ‘Trip Planning Information Needs Post COVID-19', May 2020