COVID-19 Vaccinations in the U . S .
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How has the CDC testing rule impacted your travel business ?
Source : VAX on-site poll , Mar . 1-5 , 2021
More cancelled or postponed bookings
My clients feel intimidated / less confident traveling with these updated entry requirements
My clients feel safer traveling with extra precautions ( on-site testing , quarantine if needed , etc .)
Less cancelled or postponed Other
VAX followed up with another poll , this time asking travel advisors what their biggest obstacle was in navigating the travel industry in 2021 . The poll didn ’ t include an option to choose the CDC testing rule , in order to understand the obstacles outside of that one , and 48 % of respondents said they were struggling the most with making sure their clients felt safe and confident to travel .
What is your biggest obstacle navigating the travel industry in 2021 ?
48 %
26 %
21 %
5 %
Other
Source : VAX on-site poll , Mar . 8-12 , 2021
Increased bookings
Bouncing back from 2020
Total Doses Administered Cumulative
Making sure my clients feel safe and confident to travel
Throughout all of this , the COVID-19 vaccination effort was well underway in the U . S . By March 15 , 119 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered and 42 million people in the U . S . were fully vaccinated .
People Fully Vaccinated Cumulative
Source : CDC COVID-19 vaccination data , Dec . 13 , 2020 – Mar . 15 , 2021
So naturally , VAX turned to travel advisors to see how the increased vaccine rollout was affecting their business . The results were overwhelmingly positive , with 81 % saying they saw an increase in bookings and clients calls and only 11 % saying they were not seeing an increase .
Are you seeing an increase in bookings and client calls with the increased vaccine rollout ?
My business is the same 8 %
No 11 %
Source : VAX on-site poll , Mar . 17-21 , 2021
YES 81 %
A steady April Friday , April 2 , brought exciting news . The CDC announced that people who were fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine could travel safely within the U . S . and U . S . territories . This was big news . At the same time , data on the feelings of safety amongst travelers gathered by Destination Analysts , a tourism market research firm , showed that Americans were starting to consider travel to be safe . A Destination Analyst survey of American travelers conducted from April 2-4 , 2021 , found that 39 % of travelers still considered travel activities unsafe and 37 % were still avoiding travel in general . That may still seem kind of low , but the same survey conducted April 3-5 , 2020 , found that 70 % considered travel activities unsafe and 81 % were still avoiding travel in general . What a difference a year ( and few million vaccines ) can make .
Prior to this announcement from the CDC , travel advisors were already seeing an increase in their domestic bookings , according to an on-site poll conducted by VAX . Half of travel advisors said their domestic business increased by 50 % or more , with 17 % saying it had no impact .
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