What changes have taken place in American leisure tourism after the epidemic?

Data from the U.S. Travel Association predicts that total domestic travel ( including business and leisure ) in 2023 will exceed 2019 levels for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2023 , domestic travel in the United States is expected to reach 2.38 billion trips, an increase of 70 million trips from 2019. Of these, 1.94 billion trips will be for leisure and 440 million for business .

Although domestic leisure trips will increase by 30 million in 2022 compared to 2019 , the slower recovery in business travel means that overall totals will remain lower, with the annual total in 2022 being just 2.25 billion.

Business travel is forecast to surpass 2019 figures again by 2024 , with total domestic U.S. trips reaching 470 million, while leisure trips will reach 2 billion.