by Donald Wood
Last updated: 12:40 AM ET, Tue November 21, 2017
With an estimated 50 million Americans expected to hit the road this Thanksgiving, travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth has broken down how traveler behavior has changed this holiday season.
One of the biggest findings for 2017 was that more travelers are choosing to stay in the United States, surpassing Mexico as the most popular destination for U.S. tourists this Thanksgiving.
In total, the number of people insuring domestic vacations this holiday season has increased by 61 percent over last year. Following the U.S., the next five most popular Thanksgiving destinations are Caribbean countries.
While more people are buying travel insurance this holiday season, travelers are spending less money on trips compared to last year. The overall average cost per trip decreased three percent from 2016 and the average cost of domestic trips dropped by 11 percent year-over-year.
As for those who fly to their Thanksgiving destinations, the U.S. Department of Transportation revealed that an estimated 15 percent of flights during the holiday season are delayed each year.
In addition, the total number of people who purchased travel insurance for trips this Thanksgiving after specifically searching for Travel Delay coverage more than tripled over the total from 2016.
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