#Trending - Americans Expected To Spend Big On Holiday Travel, Peloton Continues To Infiltrate The Travel Space, Paris And New York City Top The Winter Travel Destination List
Issue 66 • November 9, 2021
Americans are planning to travel this winter, and Paris and New York City head up the top destinations list. Peloton is further infiltrating the travel space with a new partnership, business travel may have changed forever, and holiday travel will be bigger and better this year. Read it all in our three-minute read below.
Business Travel May Have Changed Forever
The pandemic changed the present as well as the future of travel -- especially business travel. Leisure travel is picking up again, but corporations are being more surgical about trips. Less travel will make job opportunities more alluring and instead of 100 people attending an in-person event, 700 or more can attend a virtual meeting. As companies look forward, they are also considering how to maintain the cost savings from business travel realized in 2020 and 2021. Read more in Smart Brief here.
Americans Expected To Spend $200 Billion On Holiday Travel
NerdWallet's Holiday Travel Report shows Americans are projected to spend close to $200 billion on travel during the holidays this year, with an average of $1,814 spent per traveler. Nearly one-third of Americans who didn’t travel during the 2020 holiday season plan to do so this year. Read more in Travel Pulse here.
Peloton Continues To Infiltrate The Travel Space
Peloton classes are now coming to your airplane seat. Delta Airlines and Peloton just announced that Delta passengers will be able to avail themselves of stretching and meditation classes on planes with seatback screens so you can get your Peloton fix — or be exposed to Peloton if you don't own a bike — while in flight. Read more in CNN Business here.
Paris And New York City Are Top Two Winter Destinations
The latest TripAdvisor Winter Travel Index is in and 55% of Americans are planning to travel this winter. New York City is the #1 domestic travel destination and Paris is the top international destination. Visiting loved ones this season is a priority and the most common destination people want to visit is family and friends’ houses (61%), followed by the city (39%) and the beach (37%). Most are traveling with their immediate family (50%) or significant other (41%). Read all of the report details in Hotel Business here.
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