Curious to see how Americans really feel about holiday travel and their plan for holiday gatherings? We were too. Thanks to a recent study from Savanta surveyed 1,000 Americans and asked Americans how they feel about holiday travel and their plan for holiday gatherings.

From the study, it looks like a lot of people will be traveling by car and gone longer than 2 days. I guess with the pandemic, people want to spend as much time with family and friends as possible.

• Travel plans this holiday season

  • 43% of Americans plan to travel this holiday season
  • 47% of Americans do not plan to travel this holiday season
  • 10% of Americans are unsure about travel this holiday season.

• Projections for holiday gathering size this year 

  • 14% of Americans strongly disagree that their holiday gatherings will be smaller than years prior
  • 25% of Americans neither agree nor disagree that their holiday gatherings will be smaller than years prior
  • 22% of Americans strongly agree that their holiday gatherings will be smaller than years prior
  • 13% of Americans strongly disagree that their holiday gatherings this year will be the same size as years prior
  • 21% of Americans neither agree or disagree that their holiday gatherings this year will be the same size as years prior
  • 20% of Americans strongly agree that their holiday gatherings this year will be the same size as years prior
  • 29% of Americans strongly disagree that their holiday gathering(s) this year will be larger than years prior
  • 25% of Americans neither agree nor disagree that their holiday gathering(s) this year will belarger than years prior
  • 11% of Americans strongly agree that their holiday gathering(s) this year will be larger than years prior

• Vaccination Status amongst holiday guests and mask etiquette

  • 54% of vaccinated Americans strongly prefer those they plan to spend the holidays with to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19
  • 22% of vaccinated Americans moderately prefer those they plan to spend the holidays with to be fully vaccinated against Covid-29
  • 24% of vaccinated Americans do not have a preference if those they plan to spend the holidays with are fully vaccinated against Covid-19
  • 36% of vaccinated Americans strongly expect unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings
  • 20% of vaccinated Americans moderately expect unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings
  • 34% of vaccinated Americans do not have any expectations towards unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings
  • 36% of vaccinated Americans strongly expect unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings
  • 11% of vaccinated Americans say they are not planning to spend the holidays with unvaxxed friends or family

• Transportation preference for holiday travel

  • 28% of Americans traveling plan to travel by plane
  • 69% of Americans traveling plan to travel by car
  • 3% of Americans traveling plan to travel by train

• Length of time spent outside the home this holiday seaso

  • 44% of Americans traveling this season expect to be away from home for 1-3 days
  • 41% of Americans traveling this season expect to be away from home for 4-7 days
  • 11% of Americans traveling this season expect to be away from home for 8-14 days
  • 4% of Americans traveling this season expect to be away from home for longer than 2 weeks

• Covid-19 Vaccination Status

  • 36% of Americans are not vaccinated at all for Covid-19
  • 13% of Americans are partially vaccinated for Covid-19
  • 31% of Americans are fully vaccinated at all for Covid-19 but have not received a booster
  • 20% of Americans are fully vaccinated at all for Covid-19 and have received a booster
  • 51% of Americans are fully vaccinated for Covid-19

• Vaccination Status amongst holiday guests and mask etiquette

  54% of vaccinated Americans strongly prefer those they plan to spend the holidays with to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19

  22% of vaccinated Americans moderately prefer those they plan to spend the holidays with to be fully vaccinated against Covid-29

  24% of vaccinated Americans do not have a preference if those they plan to spend the holidays with are fully vaccinated against Covid-19

  36% of vaccinated Americans strongly expect unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings

  20% of vaccinated Americans moderatley expect unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings

  34% of vaccinated Americans do not have any expectations towards unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings

  36% of vaccinated Americans strongly expect unvaccinated friends or family to wear a mask during their holiday gatherings

  11% of vaccinated Americans say they are not planning to spend the holidays with unvaxxed friends or family

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