The vaccination boosted tourism and began returning travelers to historic cities, Fabrizio Orlando, Global Industry Relations Associate Director at Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel website, said.
“As expected, vaccination has become a factor in the activation of tourism both domestically and internationally. Some 48% of those surveyed by us in May 2021 reported that they began to plan a trip precisely after receiving the first dose of the vaccine,” he said at the IV International Hospitality Conference, which took place in Parkovy Congress and Exhibition Center on June 18.
According to a Tripadvisor study, 80% of those surveyed confirmed that vaccination was a factor in the decision to travel throughout the country, and 91% – across the world. Among Tripadvisor users, the vaccinated were more active in planning and booking international travel (34% and 21%) than the unvaccinated (25% and 5%, respectively).
Regarding domestic tourism, unvaccinated people are more actively interested in such locations (51% versus 47% of requests from vaccinated people), but at the same time they book less (19% versus 32%).
Preferences are also badly different, in particular, vaccinated travelers are more bold about places with a mass congestion.
At the same time, unvaccinated travelers in the summer of 2021 choose first of all beach vacations (28% of requests), then outdoor activities (25%), urban tourism only in third place (24%).
According to the study, vaccinated people miss the cities – 32% of requests are related to tours to historic cities. Beach recreation takes second place (26%), while outdoor activities gained 20%.
According to Tripadvisor, the most active among those choosing international destinations are tourists from countries with a large proportion of the vaccinated population: Germany, France, and the U.S. “The undisputed leader is Germany, where two-thirds plan to travel to other countries,” Orlando said.
TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel website with 43 markets and 22 languages. TripAdvisor is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, USA. Subsidiaries and affiliates of Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) own and operate a portfolio of online travel brands and companies operating across a variety of websites and apps including TripAdvisor, Airfarewatchdog, BookingBuddy, Cruise Critic, Family Vacation Critic, FlipKey, GateGuru, Holiday Lettings, Holiday Watchdog, Independent Traveler, Jetsetter, lafourchette, Niumba, OneTime, SeatGuru, SmarterTravel, Tingo, Travel Library, TravelPod, Viator, and VirtualTourist.
HISTORIC CITIES, TOURISM, TRAVELERS, TRIPADVISOR, VACCINATION
