Christmas Road Trips Down Compared to a Year Ago Though Many Americans Still Hit the Road, Arrivalist Data Shows
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Arrivalist's Daily Travel Index shows that road trip volume over the Christmas holiday was 27.8% lower than during the same period in 2019.
Key Points:
- Arrivalist's Daily Travel Index shows that road trip volume over the Christmas holiday was 27.8% lower than during the same period in 2019.
- The only exception to the downturn was on Christmas Eve, which saw the same level of road trip departures as the same day last year.
- The periods compared were December 20, 2019 (Friday) to December 29, 2019 (Sunday)versus December 18, 2020 (Friday) to December 27, 2020 (Sunday).The data was compiled from road trips of 50 miles or more.
- Road trips of less than 50 miles and travel completed by plane are not included in the calculations.