Are You Ready to Travel?

Is this the beginning of a travel rebound? According to the TSA’s checkpoint travel numbers, there were 1,406,234 passengers on March 29, 2021, compared with the 154,080 passengers on the same day in 2020. Is this the beginning of a travel rebound? According to the TSA’s checkpoint travel numbers, there were 1,406,234 passengers on March 29, 2021, compared with the 154,080 passengers on the same day in 2020. [Energy and Capital logo] Are You Ready to Travel? By Monica Savaglia Written Apr 04, 2021 I think it’s safe to say we’re all getting a little restless when it comes to COVID-19. It’s officially been over a year since the restrictions were implemented to reduce the spread of the virus. Restrictions that most of us thought would only last for a few weeks are still very much part of our everyday lives. Here in Baltimore, restrictions have been gradually lifting, and the maximum capacities of people inside and outside restaurants and bars have started to increase. It has a lot of people — including myself — optimistic about getting back to a semblance of normalcy or at least having the chance to dine at their favorite restaurants and bars again. This optimism has been a long time coming, and it's being driven by the decreasing number of coronavirus cases and the increasing number of people who are getting vaccinated. According to the CDC’s website, as of March 31, the total doses distributed are around 195,581,725, and total doses administered are around 150,273,292. The CDC has also indicated that the number of people who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is 97,593,290, and the number of people who are fully vaccinated is 54,607,041. There are more than 332 million people in the U.S., so we’re not quite at herd immunity yet, but, according to the Biden administration, the goal is to be somewhere close around summertime. The Biden administration has announced that it is aiming to increase vaccinations in the next few months. It plans on supplying more vaccines, training vaccinators, and increasing vaccine locations so people don't have to travel as far to get a vaccine. In addition to that, the administration has been urging states to open vaccine eligibility to anyone in the U.S. who is 16 and older by May 1. Live Broadcast Reveals Wall Street "Dirty Secret" Brit Ryle here. I recently started working with stock market insiders from Citibank and Credit Suisse... and what they shared with me is shocking! It has to do with a Wall Street ["dirty secret"]( that is perfectly legal... but gives anyone who knows about it a massive advantage in the stock market. I’ve prepared a [special live broadcast]( where I’ll explain exactly what this secret is — and how you can apply it to your own accounts. Attendance is FREE — but spots are strictly limited, so you need to claim yours by [CLICKING HERE NOW.]( According to an article by NPR, the government states that scientists estimate somewhere between 70% and 85% of people need to be immune from the coronavirus before the disease will be able to wane through herd immunity. A professor from the University of Texas who directs its COVID-19 Modeling Consortium, Lauren Ancel Meyers, says: The idea of herd immunity is that after enough people have been infected or vaccinated, the virus will start to subside on its own because there’s just not enough susceptible people left to infect. It might be some time until we have herd immunity in the U.S., but whether or not we have it yet, the mere fact that more people are getting vaccinated is enough for some people to start traveling again. With spring break upon us, there has been a significant increase in travel. More states are opening up and reducing restrictions because there does seem to be a light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, which has more and more people getting comfortable with getting back into the things they normally would be doing around this time, like going on vacations. In mid-March of this year, CNBC reported that TSA officers screened the highest number of passengers on a single day since March 15, 2020. This number was still 20% lower than the number of passengers on the same day last year and down about 28% from 2019. The number could easily continue to rise, especially with Memorial Day right around the corner. Memorial Day has basically been the kickoff of summer and the start of summer vacations. And we know that people are ready and willing to travel. Even if travel isn’t in the same position as it was in 2019, I believe it's safe to say that people are venturing out and planning their future vacations, which is clearly a good sign for those companies that are dependent on people traveling and taking trips or vacations. Are You Really Going to Skip This? You’ve recently been invited to attend our upcoming private broadcast ["]([How to Take Advantage of Wall Street's $23 Billion 'Secret Weapon.'"]( During the broadcast, Brit Ryle is going to reveal exactly how elite hedge funds make outrageous profits... and the surprisingly simple way [you can copy them]( and potentially see outrageous profits yourself. This is truly the event of a lifetime... and yet you’re on the verge of being locked out. [So please don’t wait another second. Click here and claim your FREE registration RIGHT NOW.]( One of those companies is home-sharing company Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB). It's been experiencing a slight rebound in its reservations although, of course, nowhere near where it has been in the past. This is what the company had to say on its website earlier last month: As U.S. citizens look to turn their pent-up travel dreams into reality, combined with President Biden’s plan to get the nation back outside by July 4, guests are increasingly looking for ways to safely reunite and meaningfully connect with loved ones on Airbnb. A competitor of Airbnb, Vrbo, which is owned by travel giant Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), has experienced a similar increase in its reservations. Its president, Jeff Hurst, said: We’ve had a phenomenal recovery. We could be looking at a real boom period for leisure travel. He went on to say: People will start booking more flights and hotels and resorts will have a big comeback. People have hope that we are actually getting somewhere with fighting this pandemic, and that hope has seeped into the travel industry. Knowing there is a goal in place that expects to have over half the American population vaccinated by the summer is enough for some people. Airline and hotel stocks like United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL), Southwest (NYSE: LUV), Hilton (NYSE: HLT), and Marriott (NASDAQ: MAR) are set to surge as well during this travel rebound. By summer, the U.S. could be on a much better path than it was a year ago, but it’ll take some effort to make it happen. It will also require more people to be fully vaccinated in the next few months to get in a position that makes this optimistic feeling a reality. Until next time, [Monica Savaglia Signature Park Avenue Digest] Monica Savaglia Monica Savaglia is Wealth Daily’s IPO specialist. With passion and knowledge, she wants to open up the world of IPOs and their long-term potential to everyday investors. She does this through her newsletter [IPO Authority](, a one-stop resource for everything IPO. She also contributes regularly to the [Wealth Daily]( e-letter. 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