Change in flight bookings by U.S. travelers due to COVID-19 2019-2020, by region

As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the global travel market is seeing a significant decline. According to the source, year-on-year flight bookings to China by U.S. travelers saw an enormous decrease of 98.1 percent when comparing 2020 bookings between January 6 to March 8 to those of the previous year. The Americas saw a lower drop of 14.5 percent, but whether this figure will decrease further remains to be seen as travel restrictions are being put in place across the globe.

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