As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic both 2020 and 2021 saw a drop in travel spending in the United States over 2019, dropping to 0.17 trillion U.S. dollars and 0.89 trillion U.S. dollars, respectively. Spending was forecast to grow into the trillions again by 2022 and reach as much as 1.26 trillion U.S. dollars by 2026.
Total travel spending in the United States from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in trillion U.S. dollars)
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Selected trends
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Traveler opinions
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Impact of the coronavirus
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US Travel Association. (July 5, 2022). Total travel spending in the United States from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207088/travel-expenditures-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Travel Association. "Total travel spending in the United States from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207088/travel-expenditures-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Travel Association. (2022). Total travel spending in the United States from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207088/travel-expenditures-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Travel Association. "Total Travel Spending in The United States from 2019 to 2021, with a Forecast until 2026 (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207088/travel-expenditures-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Travel Association, Total travel spending in the United States from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207088/travel-expenditures-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Total travel spending in the United States from 2019 to 2021, with a forecast until 2026 (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Travel Association, July 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207088/travel-expenditures-in-the-us-since-2000/