American Travel Sentiment Wave 107

According to the latest Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers, 40% of those who intend to travel in the next six months report that higher gas prices are greatly impacting their travel plans, up from 33% last month and 21% two months ago.  Of those who intend to travel in the next six months, 37% are reducing the number of trips they are taking, and 36% are now planning to travel to destinations closer to home, down from 41% in April.  Thirty-five percent of them are reducing spending on retail purchases, and 31% are spending less on entertainment and recreation, down from 35% in April.

“The impact of the Iran war and higher gas prices continues to ripple through the travel economy,” said Amir Eylon, President and CEO of Longwoods International.  “But even with these major disruptions, 90% of American travelers still plan to travel in the next six months.”

Twenty-five 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,

39% will postpone their international trips, 37% will replace an international trip with a domestic one, up from 31% in April, and 19% will cancel their international travel.

The survey, supported by Miles Partnership, was fielded May 5-7, 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 107

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