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Although New Orleans has seen the curve in its area, the once-named epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic still feels the economic downturn. Small business owner Rheannon Serino talks to Fox News about what business and tourism in the Big Easy has been like since mandates for staying at home were lifted in the French Quarter.
While Americans are still aware of long-distance travel during the coronavirus pandemic, some are looking for domestic travel destinations in hotspots COIVD-19, a new report suggests.
Florida was the most searched travel destination in the country, with California and Nevada lagging far behind – all states with high peaks in cases of coronavirus, according to a USA Today analysis of data from Trivago, a vertical for searching and booking hotels which measure hotel search volume.
Florida seems to be the top spot for potential travelers, with only a 18% dip in search of June (during June) In early April, searches for Florida vacation spots were 95% below, where they were the same year. previous years were. Interest from consumers in trips to the Sunshine State also seemed to be timed around the reopening of Disney World in July.
Daytona Beach, Fla., Full of beachgoers Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Stephen M. Dowell / Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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However, with spiky coronavirus cases growing in multiple southern states, Disney World recently announced that it would reduce its working hours in September as a result of less expected guests. The popular Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom parks will also open an hour later and close an hour earlier than originally planned. A separate report found that parents were not ready to bring their children back to theme parks such as Disney World, Disneyland and others.
PARENTS NOT READY TO RETURN THEIR CHILDREN TO DISNEYLAND, THIS WORLD AND OTHER THEME PARKS:
In Nevada, travel rates rose in May and June when casinos reopened after a three-month closure in early June. Hotel searches in Vegas returned in mid-June (dipping only 26% below 2019 levels) from rising pressure at the beginning of April (94 fewer searches than early April 2019), according to data from Trivago.
In July, hotel searches in Silver State dropped 58% over 2019 levels by the end of July, the findings showed.
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However, when it comes to travel, it can be more about when as where for most people. A related study of 2,000 travelers, conducted by Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, and reported by USA Today, found that although more than half (about 67%) of participants said they remembered them would travel within the next year, as many as 27% of respondents did not consider the risks posed by the coronavirus when choosing a holiday destination.
