U.S. holiday travel is on track to hit record levels this Thanksgiving, with the American Automobile Association projecting 81.8 million people will journey at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
Occupancy at U.S. short-term rentals is plunging heading into late summer, underscoring a tougher operating environment for Airbnb hosts and property managers facing cautious consumers.
Short-term vacation rentals outperformed traditional hotels across all U.S. regions in the second quarter of 2025, marking a notable shift in the travel accommodation landscape, according to new data from Key Data, which tracked more than 13 million listings nationwide.
A record-breaking 72.2 million Americans are expected to travel over the extended July Fourth holiday period this year, according to new projections from AAA. The travel window, which spans from Saturday, June 28 through Sunday, July 6, marks the busiest Independence Day travel period in U.S. history.