American Travel Sentiment Wave 106

According to the latest Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers, a third of them report that higher gas prices are impacting their travel plans, up from 21% a month ago.  Of those who intended to travel in the next six months, 41% are now planning to travel to destinations closer to home, 36% are reducing the number of trips they are taking, and 8% are canceling their trips.

“Last June, 94% of American travelers were planning trips in the next six months,” said Amir Eylon, President and CEO of Longwoods International.  “Now, that percentage has fallen to 89%, the lowest level in a year.”

Twenty-seven percent of travelers say that the war in Iran makes them less likely to travel internationally.  Among those who reported the war is influencing their international travel,

40% will postpone their international trips, 31% will replace an international trip with a domestic one, and 19% will cancel their international travel.

The survey, supported by Miles Partnership, was fielded April 7-8, 2026, using a national sample randomly drawn from a consumer panel of 1,000 adults, ages 18 and over.  Quotas were used to match Census targets for age, gender, and region to make the survey representative of the U.S. population.

American Travel Sentiment Wave 106

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