ForwardKeys, the travel analytics firm has identified five major travel trends in global air travel this summer. These have been revealed by an analysis of the top destinations and top origin markets compared to last year and to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The major travel trends are:
- US travel recovery dominance
- Patchy post-pandemic recovery
- The Far East is revving up.
- The resilience of classic beach destinations
- The heatwave
Worldwide, summer (1st July – 31st August) flight bookings were 23% behind pre-pandemic (compared to 2019 levels and 31% ahead of the same period in 2022.
