New data indicates that about 62% of Americans are planning a leisure trip in the next six months, down just slightly from this same time last year.

According to the Q4 report from the travel intelligence company MMGY, about 78% of Americans living in households earning $150,000 to $249,000 plan to travel soon, while 77% of those making more than $250,000 are plotting a leisure trip. About 74% of those in households earning between $100,000 and $149,000 have plans to travel. Looking back at Q4 of 2024, about 64% of all respondents surveyed by MMGY then said they were planning to travel.

When examining travel between generations, about 64% of Gen X’s plan to travel soon, down slightly from 66% a year ago. Boomers are up slightly from 64% in 2024 to 65% today. But the group packing its bags the most is the Silent Generation, or those over 80, with about 73% planning a trip in the next six months.

Far fewer Americans plan to travel for business than for pleasure in the next six months—about 35% of those surveyed, up slightly from 33% a year ago. Unsurprisingly, millennials are the group with the biggest business travel plans—a little more than half of that generation say they’ll travel for work soon.

Houston is expected to finish 2025 with about 52 million visitors, but that figure is likely to grow in 2026 with several major events on the calendar including World Baseball Classic in the spring and FIFA World Cup in the summer.

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