“Americans are planning fewer vacations in an era where it’s probably much needed.
Research nonprofit the Conference Board tracks Americans who plan on taking a vacation on a six-month basis. In Feb., it was the lowest in 15 years, apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted almost all travel.
“The biggest downside risk is that policy uncertainty could create a sudden stop in the economy where consumers stop buying cars, stop going to restaurants, and stop going on vacation, and companies stop hiring and stop doing capex,” he wrote, referring to capital expenditures, basically the money companies spend to acquire, maintain, or improve long-term assets.”
https://fortune.com/2025/03/05/layoffs-jobs-tariffs-vacation-planning-low-policy-uncertainty/