Americans Don’t Expect Normal Travel Until 2022: Generali Survey

June 20, 2021

Most Americans don’t expect a return to normal travel until 2022, according to a new Generali survey, which mean smaller numbers will take a summer vacation this year than before COVID-19 hit.

The Generali Global Assistance 2021 Holiday Barometer polled 1,000 Americans, a majority of which agreed that normal travel will return next year, without masks or other COVID-19 restrictions.

Only about 50 percent of respondents said they’d take a summer vacation in 2021, 18 points lower than 2019, before the pandemic hit.

“Given the lingering impacts of the pandemic, it is reassuring that Americans are optimistic for travel normalizing in 2022,” Chris Carnicelli, CEO of Generali Global Assistance, said in prepared remarks. “While numbers are down for this summer, budgets are remaining very close to pre-pandemic numbers and there is an optimism that the future is bright for Americans traveling both domestically and abroad. Americans are increasingly seeing travel as a lifestyle investment as they would other investments like their home are car [and] they are looking to help protect it with insurance.”

Other result highlights:

Generali’s survey was conducted by Europ Assistance and Ipsos in 14 countries between May 5 and May 20th, involving 1,000 consumers aged 18 and older in each country. Other than the United States, participating countries included the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic, China and Thailand.

Source: Generali Global Assistance