by Donald Wood
Last updated: 4:36 PM ET, Thu August 13, 2020
The 2020 summer travel season has been anything but typical, and new data shows where Americans want to visit during the Labor Day Weekend.
With many international destinations not allowing United States citizens to visit and several states requiring a 14-day quarantine upon arrival-such as New York and Hawaii-TripIt from Concur broke down the top Labor Day Weekend destinations.
The No. 1 city this year for flights is Las Vegas, with Denver, Orlando, Chicago and Seattle rounding out the Top 5. While major cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York still in the Top 25, they have dropped due to concerns regarding the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
As expected, destinations imposing restrictions have fallen down the rankings.
"We analyzed traveler reservations via TripIt and found an increase in trips to Southern vacation spots this Labor Day weekend-Florida in particular," TripIt senior manager Kelly Soderlund told TravelPulse. "In comparison, trips to major metro cities like New York City, Boston, and San Francisco declined from Labor Day weekend last year."
Tourism hotspots like Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and Hawaii dominate the list, despite elevated numbers of confirmed Covid-19 cases and mandatory quarantines, thanks in part to airlines offering more service to the destinations.
While Florida remains a hotspot for the viral pandemic, 12 percent of flights booked for the Labor Day Weekend include a destination in the Sunshine State. Many Caribbean and Mexico cities are also allowing Americans to visit, but visitors must follow strict coronavirus policies.
As for hotel stays, TripIt analyzed reservations in the U.S. and found five Florida cities ranked in the Top 10, with four of the destinations-Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Bay Lake, and Kissimmee-located in the immediate Disney World vicinity.
Earlier in the day, Google announced plans to add new coronavirus-related content to its travel search results in the coming days.
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