The Travel and Leisure market has been one of the most negatively affected markets over the past year, accounting for 39% of all jobs lost in the U.S. during COVID-19 shutdowns.1 In a short period of time, sporting events were cancelled, schools were closed, travel halted, the unemployment rate skyrocketed and those who were able to transitioned to remote work. As a result, travel spending saw a 42% annual decline in 2020 compared to 2019.2
We have come a long way to limit the spread of COVID through social distancing, mask wearing, and travel limitations. We now have increasing testing capabilities and distribution of multiple vaccines which are creating a proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. One result of the lockdowns is the pent up household savings rate which now sits at an elevated 13.7% according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, up from 8.3% in February 2020.3 We think this pent up savings is creating a tailwind for the travel industry with 82% of U.S. families already setting travel plans for 2021.4 International travel may take longer to rebound, however, regional and domestic travel should come back at a more rapid pace. We think the technology names will benefit from this emergence in areas like travel bookings, price comparison, travel advice, and ride sharing.
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2. COVID-19 Travel Industry Research
