As Americans approach what is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year - the day before Thanksgiving - many people want to know if it will maintain its status, albeit under very different circumstances as COVID-19 cases continue to rise again. Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing a positive trend in U.S. hotel bookings the week of Thanksgiving. While overall occupancy remains below 2019, there are many areas showing higher occupancy levels one week out, indicating the 0-7 day booking window has increased slightly.
Top Thanksgiving destinations with over 50% hotel occupancy are (see Figure 1):
Destinations in national park hot spots continue to be popular with Moab, UT, and Sedona, AZ, at the top of the list and nearing 80% occupancy, both with access to parks known for the red rock formations - Arches National Park and Red Rock State Park, respectively.
 
Hospitality Data Alert: Top U.S. Thanksgiving Destinations by Hotel Occupancy
Figure 1: Top US markets by occupancy and weeks the bookings were made for the week of Thanksgiving. |
According to Amadeus Demand360® data, the summer holidays of Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day saw a steady occupancy build-up from weeks 3 to 2 to 1, with Labor Day at a final occupancy of 41%.
For Thanksgiving, reservations are trending higher compared to the summer holidays, with an encouraging number of markets above 50% occupancy and in some cases nearing 80%.
 
Hospitality Data Alert: Top U.S. Thanksgiving Destinations by Hotel Occupancy
Figure 2: Booked hotel occupancy according to booking window. |
Where are these people coming from? Travelers who have booked trips with a hotel stay appear to be taking a break from big cities like New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago, for destinations with wide, open spaces. Top cities with travelers getting away with a hotel stay for Thanksgiving are:
Amadeus Demand360® is the only business intelligence solution that provides actual forward-looking occupancies for your hotel and your selected competitive sets. The data provided is updated twice per week and occupancy information represents actual rooms sold, including market segment and channel statistics, so you know who is traveling and how they are booking their reservations. If you want to know what is happening in your market contact us today.
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