While Some Spring Breakers Swarm Beaches, Many Stay Home, Dreaming Of Summer Travel

While Some Spring Breakers Swarm Beaches, Many Stay Home, Dreaming Of Summer Travel Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Mone/AP Jim Mone/AP Normally, this is the time of year many Americans would be packing their bags for a spring break trip. "Disappointingly, only 12% of respondents said they're planning travel for spring break," says Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, citing polling data by Destination Analysts. Sponsor Message "Travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19," the CDC's "Spring Break Travel" page states. "The U.S. economy just can't recover unless the travel industry is healthy and recovering," says Dow, adding, "and we really can't recover travel until we get this pandemic is under control."