One third of Americans are more likely to travel internationally now

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The travel trade obtained some long-awaited information final week when the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention introduced it was lifting its requirement for travellers to check unfavorable for COVID-19 earlier than coming into the nation. On the heels of this information MMGY Travel Intelligence, a trusted supply for travel and tourism knowledge, surveyed 774 Americans and 436 Britons on June 12, 2022.

The survey reveals 36% of Americans are more likely to travel exterior the U.S. throughout the subsequent six months as a result of the testing requirement has been lifted. 44% of Americans stated the information doesn’t impression their intent to travel internationally in any respect and 20% of these surveyed stated they are much less likely to travel internationally within the subsequent six months with out the testing requirement in place.

52% of British respondents stated they are more likely to e-book a visit to the U.S. within the subsequent six months as a result of the COVID-19 testing requirement has been eliminated.

“The travel industry has been lobbying for this restriction to be lifted for months because the scientific data did not support a need for it,” stated MMGY Global CEO Clayton Reid. “This is now the removal of an important barrier for continuing international travel recovery, both inbound and outbound U.S.  However, our industry still needs to monitor how inflation and concerns around safety and social unrest are impacting travelers’ decisions. In our data, these are very real challenges.”

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