Dollar Flight Club surveyed 20,000 of their 1 million most active members to give you insights into how COVID-19 is impacting travel demand in the short- and long-term.
TOP 6 DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS U.S BASED TRAVELERS ARE VISITING IN 2020:
- San Diego
- Denver
- Seattle
- Salt Lake City
- Chicago
- Boston
TOP 6 INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS U.S BASED TRAVELERS ARE VISTING IN 2020:
- Aruba
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Lucia
- Croatia
- Bali
How do travelers view U.S airlines ?
TOP 4 RANKED U.S AIRLINES (MOST TRUSTED FOR COVID SAFETY)
- Delta
- Alaska
- Southwest
- JetBlue
WORST 4 RANKED U.S AIRLINES (LEAST TRUSTED FOR COVID SAFETY)
- American
- United
- Spirit
- Frontier
Are people booking trips?
Dollar Flight Club analyzed airfare and industry data using millions of data points from both 9/11 and the Great Recession of 2008 to predict how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting travelers as the world opens back up in 2020 and beyond.
Impact on Domestic Travel:
COMPARISON:
PAST AIRLINE INDUSTRY DOWNTURNS
9/11 Impact on airfare pricing:
- 2001: airfare prices dropped 18% on average (#1)
- 2003: airfare prices increased 25% on average (#1)
Great Recession impact on airfare pricing:
- 2008/2009: airfare prices dropped 21% on average.(#1)
- 2012: airfare prices increased 24% on average (#1)
Impact on International Travel:
COMPARISON:
PAST AIRLINE INDUSTRY DOWNTURNS
9/11 Impact on airfare pricing:
- 2001: airfare prices dropped 18% on average (#1)
- 2003: airfare prices increased 25% on average (#1)
Great Recession impact on airfare pricing:
- 2008/2009: airfare prices dropped 21% on average.(#1)
- 2012: airfare prices increased 24% on average (#1)
What this means for passengers:
DATA SOURCES:
1. Bureau of Transportation Statistics https://www.bts.gov/
2. Bureau of Economic Analysis https://www.bea.gov/
3. Federal Aviation Administration https://www.faa.gov/
4. International Air Transport Association (IATA) https://www.iata.org/
