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Expedia® 2020 Summer Travel Report Reveals Same-State Stays, Road Trips and Flexibility Pave the Way to Recovery
SEATTLE, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer travel inarguably looks different this summer, and the latest report from Expedia.com sheds light on the emerging
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[{"type":"text","content":"SEATTLE, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer travel inarguably looks different this summer, and the latest report from Expedia.com sheds light on the emerging priorities and behaviors of Americans looking to get away. Leveraging search and demand data and a national poll of 1,000+ Americans, results from the report include:\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n85 percent of U.S. travelers are likely to take a road trip this summer Interest in domestic summer stays is up 10 percent year-on-year, making up nearly 85 percent of hotel searches overall in June Demand for staycations is on the rise Flexibility is key: 97 percent of stays booked in June were refundable rates, up nearly 20 percent year-on-year Health and safety, avoiding crowds prioritized over price\"People miss travel, they have vacation days to use and they also want to stay safe,\" says Senior Director of PR and Social for Expedia.com, Nisreene Atassi. \"Given how quickly the advice and restrictions are changing, one of our main priorities at Expedia is making sure our customers have the information they need to navigate this summer travel season.\" \nRead on for more insights and tips from the Expedia 2020 Summer Travel Report.\nSummer travelers staying closer to home\nTraveling within the U.S. is always a popular option for Americans, but international travel restrictions coupled with health and safety uncertainty has led to a 10 percent increase in domestic summer travel searches, according to data from Expedia.com.1 Nearly 85 percent of hotel searches on the site in June were for accommodations located within the U.S. Furthermore, about a quarter of June bookings were for same-state stays, a slight increase from last year.\nLast-minute getaways are also on the rise, with more travelers booking trips 0-7 days out this summer than in previous years. \n\"While the desire to get away is still going strong for many of us, how and where we're choosing to go this summer looks different,\" says Atassi. \"Beaches and national parks remain popular, but more Americans are choosing destinations that are closer to home and drivable, versus going somewhere more exotic. Interestingly, we've seen that travelers are making these plans at the last minute. Things are so unpredictable right now with COVID-19, so it's possible that travelers feel more comfortable making travel plans for the ne...