Spring travel recovery up 106% YoY + top 10 travel destinations in the US

 

With spring upon us, sharing new data from CarTrawler on travel trends this season – including the most popular Spring Break destinations for US travelers. 

CarTrawler has access to this data through its global partner network of over 100 airlines and 2,000 travel partners.

• Travel up more than 100% YoY: Across March and April, travel is making an excellent recovery with bookings up 106% in 2022 compared to 2021. Travel in the Spring break period specifically is also recovering at a similar rate of 85%. 
• International travel grows 2x: International travel has doubled YoY from 7% to 14% with the removal of Covid restrictions. 

This data echoes the findings from a larger travel trend report released by CarTrawler earlier this year that found nearly three-quarters (73%) of consumers are positive about travel despite the pandemic. More than half (51%) of U.S. travelers expect to do more domestic leisure travel in the coming year, and 43% of travelers expect to do more international leisure travel. 

Top destinations: The top destinations for Spring break have remained very stable year on year. The top 10 domestic destinations in 2021 vs 2022 are:

2021	2022
Kahului, Hawaii	Kahului, Hawaii
Phoenix, Arizona	Phoenix, Arizona
Orlando, Florida	Honolulu, Hawaii
Las Vegas, Nevada	Orlando, Florida
Kona, Hawaii	Lihue, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii	Las Vegas, Nevada
Seattle, Washington	Kona, Hawaii
Palm Springs, California	Seattle, Washington
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Los Angeles, California
San Diego, California	Palm Springs, California

*NOTE: Spring break period analyzed was March 21st to April 3rd in 2021 and March 20th to April 2nd in 2022.

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