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Americans Committed to Travel Are Embarking on “Justi-Vacations” Despite Budget Constraints
Allianz Partners | July 30, 2024
Allianz Partners USA's 16th Annual Vacation Confidence Index Reveals Confidence in Taking a Vacation in 2024 Reaches All Time High RICHMOND, Va., July 30, 2024 -- Confidence in taking an annual vacation has never been higher as new consumer data illustrates Americans' desperation to find ways to travel, as revealed by Allianz Partners USA's 16th Annual Vacation Confidence Index*. The travel insurance and assistance company's latest survey found that 68% of Americans are confident in taking a vacation sometime in 2024, marking the highest point since research began in 2009. When it comes to commitment to getting away, younger tr...
Ticketed Events Are All the Rave as They Become a Popular Incentive for Americans to Travel This Summer
Allianz Partners | July 17, 2024
Allianz Partners USA’s 16th Annual Vacation Confidence Index Reveals Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Plan to Attend a Ticketed Event in 2024 Richmond, Virginia, July 17, 2024 – Passport stamps are a likely complement to this year’s hottest tickets for Americans as they pack their bags to attend concerts, sports and live entertainment events around the globe this summer, according to Allianz Partners USA's 16th Annual Vacation Confidence Index*. Entertainment remains a driving force for travel as the travel insurance and assistance company’s latest survey found that 24% of Americans plan to travel to a destination to attend ...
Americans Expect to Spend a Record-Breaking $221 Billion on Summer Vacations This Year
Allianz Partners | May 20, 2024
Allianz Partners USA's 16th Annual Vacation Confidence Index Projects Americans' Travel Spend to Reach All-Time High This Summer RICHMOND, Va., May 20, 2024 - Americans continue to signal that travel is splurge-worthy and are again setting new records for vacation spending in 2024. For a second consecutive year, Allianz Partners USA's annual Vacation Confidence Index* found that Americans' total spend on summer vacations is expected to remain north of the $200 billion mark, this year exceeding $221.6 billion. According to the travel insurance and assistance provider, Americans have more than doubled their projected summer vacation...
Americans Are Choosing Sunny Beaches and City Lights for This Year’s Holiday Celebrations
Allianz Partners | December 13, 2023
Allianz Partners Reveals Top 10 Holiday Destinations, Welcoming Las Vegas to its Top Three RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 13, 2023 -- Allianz Partners USA has announced its annual Top 10 Holiday Destinations survey, which found Americans are planning holiday trips to New York City and Cancun, Mexico, as their top domestic and international locations. After reviewing over three million itineraries* for roundtrip flights departing from U.S. airports beginning Saturday, December 16 and returning by Friday, December 29, the travel insurance and assistance company found that 79% of the itineraries reviewed are for domestic travel and 21% are fo...
This Thanksgiving, Americans Are Gobbling Up Flights to New York City and Mexico’s Beaches
Allianz Partners | October 24, 2023
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 24, 2023 -- Americans are continuing to prioritize trips to the Big Apple and the beaches of Mexico for their turkey-day celebrations, according to the 2023 Allianz Partners Top 10 Thanksgiving Destination Index. Allianz Partners reviewed more than 800,000 travel itineraries* around the Thanksgiving holiday to reveal the most popular domestic and international destinations for 2023. Roundtrip flights departing from United States airports from Saturday, November 18 to Thursday, November 23, and returning Friday, November 24 to Tuesday, November 28 were considered. For the third consecutive year, New York...
Summer 2023 Trip Length and Spending Are Both on the Rise
Allianz Partners | July 18, 2023
RICHMOND, Va., July 18, 2023-- Americans are planning to set their status to "out of office" for longer stretches and open their wallets a little wider this summer, according to this year's 15th Annual Vacation Confidence Index from Allianz Partners USA. While the traditional week-long vacation is still elusive, new research indicates travel is becoming a priority again based on longer trips and increased spend. As both travel and confidence have rebounded in recent years, the average number of nights spent away has been steadily creeping up and now sits at 4.5 versus 4.3 (2022) and 4.1 (2021). The shift is beginning ...
From Solo Travel to ‘Pay-Cations,’ Young Americans Lead 2023 Travel Trends With Wellness at the Forefront
Allianz Partners | July 11, 2023
RICHMOND, Va., July 11, 2023 -- Allianz Partners USA, the travel insurance and assistance company known for popularizing the term "micro-cation" in 2019 has identified yet another travel trend making waves amongst Americans. Allianz Partners' 15th Annual Vacation Confidence Index* has revealed that around three in 10 Americans will choose to work remotely from a vacation destination in 2023, an intentional move that goes beyond "bleisure" travel that blends working time with vacation. The new work-from-a-vacation-destination travel trend, which Allianz Partners is calling a 'pay-cation,' has been encouraged by fle...
