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VAX Site Traffic
+ 435 % in April 2021 over April 2020
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Source : VAX website data , Jan . 2020 - June 2021
At the end of April , even more big news came . In an interview with The New York Times , Ursula von der Leyen , president of the European Commission , shared that Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to travel to the European Union once again , as early as summer 2021 . Details were to come , but excitement and travel planning were underway as soon as the news hit .
On our way in May By early May , 87 % of Americans were planning to travel in the summer , according to survey data from Destination Analysts . By May 5 , the CDC reported that 250 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in the U . S . and 107 million people were fully vaccinated . The United States Tour Operators Association shared survey results showing that nine out of 10 USTOA active members saw a recent increase in sales and eight out of 10 felt enthusiastic or cautiously optimistic for a complete resumption of business by the end of 2021 . “ Where can Americans travel now ” and “ places to travel during COVID ” were trending Google searches in the U . S .
In one of the most telltale signs of recovery , TSA screened at least 1 million travelers every day since March 11 , 2021 . The traveler screenings still hadn ’ t reached 2019 ’ s numbers but compared to 2020 , things were really looking up . Good thing they ramped up their workforce in February .
By Memorial Day , weekend , TSA had reached almost 2 million passengers screened in one day with 1.9 million passengers screened on Memorial Day itself .
And by the end of May , VAX ’ s site traffic was holding steady , showing that the buzz that began in January 2021 was not ending any time soon .
No one wants to be too optimistic ; it would be a shame to make sweeping predictions that never pan out . But the data speaks for itself . Travel is well on its way to recovery .
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