Airbnb Says 60% of Travelers Plan a Fall Weekend Getaway
The season's trending destinations aren't cities. They're Tannersville, Jim Thorpe and Blue Ridge, and families with babies are leading the surge.
In an Airbnb-commissioned survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, 60% planned a fall weekend getaway, with small towns leading the trending destinations.
Sixty percent of travelers in a July 2026 survey said they're planning a weekend getaway this fall, and small towns are winning the searches. [Airbnb's Alex Bender breaks down the fall travel trends — GlobeNewswire]
Airbnb's fall trends release, built on a Focaldata survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, names Tannersville, New York; Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania; and Blue Ridge, Georgia, among the top trending destinations. Travel among families with infants is up nearly 25%. [Airbnb's Alex Bender breaks down the fall travel trends — GlobeNewswire]
Airbnb communications manager Alex Bender described the pattern as travelers choosing more frequent, shorter getaways instead of waiting for one big vacation, and called fall the most popular season for short trips in the company's data. [Airbnb's Alex Bender breaks down the fall travel trends — GlobeNewswire]
Events are doing some of the pulling. Nearly 70% of travelers in the survey said groundhopping, visiting iconic stadiums and venues, is turning live events into full travel experiences rather than day trips. [Airbnb's Alex Bender breaks down the fall travel trends — GlobeNewswire]
The survey was commissioned by Airbnb and run by Focaldata in July 2026 with a nationally representative sample of 2,000 U.S. adults, so its percentages describe that sample's plans, not bookings counted after the fact. [Airbnb's Alex Bender breaks down the fall travel trends — GlobeNewswire]
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