The 2024 Travel Trends You Need To Know Before Summer Vacation

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Shoulder Cities

You’ve got your stereotypical spring break destinations – think Miami or Orlando, but one of the biggest travel trends we’re seeing in 2024 thus far is “shoulder” cities. Travelers are opting to stay in cities close to landmark destinations since accommodations in shoulder cities typically cost less.

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Young Travelers Are Going Solo

According to a travel trends report by American Express, 76% of Millennials and Gen Z respondents say they are planning on taking a solo trip in 2024. This comes at no surprise, especially considering that solo travel has grown in popularity over the past few years.

Traveling For Main Events

One of the biggest travel trends for 2024 has roots in 2023, with many travelers having the desire to travel for big events like concerts and sports games.

We saw this with Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, where many dedicated fans would travel across state lines (or several state lines) to see her. Unsurprisingly, people are still spending on travel even though concert tickets are quite expensive (per Gametime, the average Taylor Swift ticket price for 2024 is $3,525.42)!

Lyft observed the economical impact of the Eras Tour through an influx of ride shares. According to Lyft, when a city hosted an Eras Tour show, the number of total Lyft rides went up an average of 7.6%.

Cincinnati saw the greatest increase in hotel stays for the Eras Tour (63%), which may help explain why a room at Days Inn & Suites shot up from about $72 to $1,024 per night in that window, according to Cincinnati Enquirer.

Travel trends in relation to sports games aren't too dissimilar from the Swiftie travelers. According to American Express, 67% of Millennial and Gen Z respondents are interested in traveling for sporting events in 2024. Furthermore, 58% of respondents who are traveling for sports in 2024 will do so for soccer, basketball, or Formula 1 racing.

Considering the Paris summer Olympics are coming up in July, American Express also found that New York, Miami and Paris are the top destinations to travel to for sporting events in 2024.

Loud Budgeting For Travel

According to Priceline’s latesttrip planning survey, more than a quarter of respondents say that finding a good deal on flights and hotel rooms is the most exciting part about booking a trip. Travel is not always cheap, so loud budgeting has been apparent in the planning process.

This has led travelers to plan smart: waiting for the best day of the week to book a flight, using travel price tracking tools like Google Flights and Priceline, and scouring accommodation options beyond hotels into Airbnbs and hostels.