Lo bhubhane ukhungethe uhambo lokungcebeleka nokuhamba kwezamabhizinisi kulo nyaka, kodwa ucwaningo lwakamuva lwemboni luthole ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha kungenzeka ikhule kakhulu ngesikhathi samaholide.
Inhlolovo, ebibuza abantu baseMelika abahlela ukuhamba ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo, ithole ukuthi uhhafu wabaphenduli uhlose ukuthatha uhambo phakathi kukaNovemba nasekuqaleni kukaJanuwari, u-25% uhamba nge-Thanksgiving, u-31% uhamba ngamaholide kaDisemba no-15% ngoNcibijane. imigubho.
Isikhathi samaholidi sihlangatshezwa ngethemba, njengoba u-67% walabo abazohambela uveze ukuthi uzimisele ngohambo lwabo oluzayo. Okuningi kwalowo mdlandla kuvela kubahambi beMillennial - isizukulwane esedlule ozakwabo abadala. Amaphesenti angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu eMillennials azohambela i-Thanksgiving, uma kuqhathaniswa no-23% kuphela we-Gen X, u-18% wama-Boomers amancane kanye no-8% wama-Boomers amadala. Ngamaholide kaDisemba, abakwaMillennials baphinde bahola ezinye izizukulwane ngama-43% ahlela ukuhamba, kanti ama-26% kuphela e-Gen X, ama-19% ama-Boomers amancane kanye no-8% ama-Boomers amadala azohamba.
Amaholide yisikhathi lapho imindeni ihlangana khona, ngakho-ke akumangazi ukuthi u-45% wabavakashi bamaholide bahlela ukuvakasha nomndeni nabangane. Ngezindawo zokuhlala, u-42% wabahambi ulindele ukuhlala nomndeni nabangane ababavakashelayo. Noma kunjalo, kunezindaba ezinhle embonini yokulala njengoba u-36% wabahambi uhlose ukuhlala ehhotela, u-20% endaweni yokungcebeleka, kanye no-17% endaweni yokulala nebhulakufesi noma endaweni yokuqasha yesikhashana.
Inani elikhulu labantu baseMelika lihlose ukuthatha uhambo olungaphezu kokuvakasha ezindlini zabangane nomndeni. Ezinye izinhlobo zohambo oluhleliwe zifaka amaholide ezithandani (23%), amaholide eyedwa (20%), amaholide omndeni (25%) kanye nohambo lwezizwe ngezizwe (15%). Yize lezi zinhlobo zohambo zihluka, iningi elikhulu kuzoba uhambo lwasekhaya lwase-US (88%) kuyilapho u-20% kuphela abathi bazovakashela indawo yamazwe ngamazwe. Mayelana nohambo lwasekhaya, ama-52% aphendule azohamba amakhilomitha ayi-100 kuya kwangu-499 ukusuka ekhaya, kanti amaphesenti angama-27 azohamba amakhilomitha angama-500 kuya kwangu-999 ukuya eholidini lawo.
Izimoto ezizimele zihlala ziyindlela yokuhamba ethandwayo (imoto yomuntu engu-45%, imoto eqashisayo engu-16% kanye ne-RV/camper engu-11%. Nokho, kunokuthenjwa okukhulayo ekuphepheni kwezinto zokuhamba zomphakathi, njengoba u-38% uqoke ukubhuka indiza, u-14% ukhetha isitimela no-13% ugibela ibhasi ohambweni lwabo lwamaholide.
Yize kunentshisekelo ecacile yokuhamba, u-50% wabaphenduli abalindele ukuhlala endaweni yamaholide bacaphuna ukukhathazeka ngempilo yabo (38%), impilo yomndeni nabangane abebejwayele ukuhamba nabo (33%), kanye impilo yomndeni nabangane abalindele ukubavakashela (28%) njengezizathu zabo eziphezulu zokungahambi. Umthelela wenhlalonhle yezomnotho walolu bhubhane ubungakhathazeki kangako, njengoba u-5% kuphela wabahambi abazwakalisa ukukhathazeka ngokuvikeleka kwemisebenzi kanti u-14% uthi ukhathazekile ngezimali zasekhaya. Ngokuphawulekayo, u-11% wabaphenduli bakholelwa ukuthi kuzoba nesipiliyoni esinciphile sesivakashi ezindaweni abajwayele ukuzivakashela.
Iqhutshwa njalo ezinsukwini ezingu-90 kusukela ngo-March 2007, inhlolovo ithwebula imikhuba yabahambi futhi ikala izinhloso zokuvakasha zesikhathi esizayo kuyilapho ibheka ngeso lengqondo intuthuko yezomnotho, yezenhlalakahle nezombusazwe. Igagasi lakamuva locwaningo lenziwe ngo-Okthoba 12-25, 2020, phakathi kwabaphenduli baseMelika abangu-1,073 abahlela ukuthatha okungenani uhambo olulodwa lokungcebeleka phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha ezizayo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- While there is a clear interest in travel, 50% of respondents who expect to stay put for the holidays cite concerns over their own health (38%), the health of family and friends with whom they would typically travel (33%), and the health of family and friends they expect to visit (28%) as their top reasons for not traveling.
- Nonetheless, there is some good news for the lodging industry as 36% of travelers intend to stay at a hotel, 20% at a resort, and 17% at a bed and breakfast or in a short-term rental.
- The survey, which queried Americans planning to travel in the next six months, found that half of respondents intend to take trips between November and early January, with 25% traveling for Thanksgiving, 31% traveling for the December holidays and 15% for New Year's celebrations.
