U.S. Election Impact on Global Travel and Hotel Performance

CoStar Group | October 21, 2024

Analysis by Kelsey Fenerty American outbound travel was much stronger than anticipated across European markets this year, in part due to mega events such as the Summer Olympics and Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. With the summer months past us, conversations are now swirling around how the U.S. presidential election will impact tourism outside of North America. Less international travel is standard this time of year There will be fewer Americans abroad this autumn and winter, which is entirely normal. U.S. schools resumed between mid-August to early-September with corporate conference season following swiftly thereafter. The U.S. h...