Tourism After Lockdown: Shifting Preferences by Accommodation Types

STR | May 5, 2021

Research late last year indicated that travelers’ accommodation preferences had been drastically impacted by the pandemic. However, there is now greater optimism for the eagerly awaited exit from the pandemic as vaccinations continue to expand and more parts of the world “reopen.” With more reason for optimism in the travel and tourism industry, we set out to examine if sentiment toward accommodation type had once again shifted. To better understand this issue and study everchanging attitudes towards travel, STR conducted a quantitative survey in February 2021 using its Traveler Panel. Accommodation winners and losers Overall,...