There’s more encouraging news today about a travel rebound.
According to the latest Longwoods International tracking study of American travelers, the rapid decline in new COVID-19 cases nationally has travelers gearing up planning for both domestic and international travel.
The percentage of travelers who say that coronavirus will greatly their decision to travel in the next six months dropped from 32 percent in early January to 24 percent in early February. And the number of travelers who reported they are changing their travel plans because of COVID-19 fell from 58 percent to 49 percent in the same time period.
“Barring some new setback, the much-awaited shift in mindset among American travelers from “pandemic” to “endemic” travel finally may be underway,” said Amir Eylon, President and CEO of Longwoods International. “Hopefully the interest in resuming international trips by American travelers also means that the U.S. will be hosting growing numbers of international visitors from around the world.”
In the latest survey, half of American travelers have plans to travel internationally during the next two years. About a third of those planning international trips are headed to Europe, with a similar percentage choosing the Caribbean. A quarter of these travelers expect to go to Mexico, and almost as many are planning a trip to Canada, which is great news for Canadian tourism.
The survey, supported by Miles Partnership, was fielded February 2, 2022 using a national sample randomly drawn from a consumer panel of 1,000 adults, ages 18 and over. Quotas were used to match Census targets for age, gender, and region to make the survey representative of the U. S. population.
AIR CANADA CELEBRATES TURNING RED DISNEY FILM SET IN TORONTO
Air Canada will be promoting the film Turning Red through a themed livery that will fly across the country on a Canadian built Airbus A220. (CNW Group/Air Canada)
Air Canada has today unveiled an aircraft with a themed livery and other surprises for its customers in celebration of the highly anticipated release of Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red, an animated film that is set in Toronto and directed by Academy Award™
winner and Canadian Domee Shi.
“As Canada’s largest airline and the country’s flag carrier, our collaboration with Disney and Pixar for Turning Red, directed by award-winning Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi is a wonderful opportunity to showcase Canadian talent and bring the best of Canada to the world,” said Andy Shibata, Vice-President, Brand at Air Canada. “We wanted customers of all ages to be able to enjoy the special livery and be a part of the excitement around this very special Canadian moment.”
“I’m absolutely stoked about this collaboration with Air Canada,” said Domee Shi. “I
made Turning Red a love letter to Toronto and everything Canadian, and now to see the film celebrated on the airline that literally brought my family and me over from China when I was little is especially meaningful to me. I cannot wait for Canadian audiences and people around the world to see the film, and hopefully fall in love with Canada just like I have.”
“We are very proud of this unique collaboration with Air Canada and it shows how important this film is to our country” said Quincy Kelman, Vice-President of Marketing, Walt Disney Studios Canada. “Together we are able to transcend this film beyond the screen. Turning Red is set in Canada, directed by a Canadian and will be treasured by Canadians for years to come”.
