Why Americans Are Avoiding Travel: The Real Reasons
50 Min.
07-06-2025
Summary
Have you noticed something weird lately? Airports feel a bit… echoey. Hotels in Miami?

Have you noticed something weird lately? Airports feel a bit… echoey. Hotels in Miami? Offering two-for-one deals like they’re hawking socks. National parks that used to be overrun by selfie sticks? Quiet enough to hear actual birdsong. Dramatic? Yeah. But the travel industry in America right now is in full-on flop mode. And no, it’s not just because gas prices are high or flights are annoying (they always were). It’s deeper than that. It’s vibes. Or rather, the complete absence of them.

Let’s be blunt: Americans aren’t traveling because the world feels like it’s held together with duct tape and wishful thinking.

Start with the economy. Inflation might’ve cooled technically, but nobody told your grocery bill. When eggs are flirting with $6 and rent eats half your paycheck, the idea of blowing two grand on a Disney trip feels borderline deranged. “Maybe next year,” people say, while stuffing knockoff cereal into a cart that somehow costs $120. Travel is a luxury. Luxuries get cut when the basics start feeling luxurious.

But okay, say you’ve still got the money. Now look around. War in Ukraine. Ceasefires that don’t cease. Headlines screaming about coups, collapsing airlines, countries banning American tourists because someone in Congress made a weird speech. And then there’s the good ol


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