Who likes to travel more?

That is, women are statistically and actually much more likely to travel than men. The average U.S. traveler is a 47-year-old woman. And whether women travel with their partners, their families, friends, solo or in groups, 80% of all travel decisions are made by women.



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It increases self-awareness
A related concept, tied to becoming more self-aware and having more exposure to different perspectives, is what psychologists call “cognitive flexibility”, or the ability to jump between ideas. Travel keeps our minds “flexible” because it challenges our set ways of doing and seeing things.

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Most of those surveyed expressed a desire to travel, with 85 percent saying they like to experience new things, and nearly 60 percent saying they have a list of places in mind they'd like to see. In fact, survey results showed 76 percent of the respondents wanted to travel more than they do currently.

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People who love traveling are often confident and fearless because they know that every destination is a new opportunity to learn new things and gain new experiences. While some people think that reaching new places only makes travelers conceited about their experiences – the opposite is actually true.

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Going to new places helps you improve your mental well-being by experiencing new places, people and cultures and breaking your routine. A recent Washington State University study found out that people who traveled several times a year-even for just 75 miles from home- were 7% happier than those who did not travel.

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We are adventurous
Traveling more often than not involves venturing out into the unknown. It involves traveling to a new place, meeting new people and engaging in new experiences. As travelers, we naturally have an adventurous spirit. It is part of who we are, and the more we travel, the more we feed this spirit.

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Traveler demographics by race
The most common ethnicity among travelers is White, which makes up 65.9% of all travelers. Comparatively, 12.9% of travelers are Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% of travelers are Asian.

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What age group travels the most? Millennials between 23-38 seem to be the age group that travels the most with an average of 35 vacation days a year.

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What motivates millennials to travel. “Millennials tend to be driven very much by experiences,” said Roeschke. Millennials, along with Gen Zs, are more likely to spend money on experiences than on consumer goods (46% vs. 37%), according to American Express Travel's 2023 Global Travel Trends Report.

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Extended travel can actually affect your personality.
These traits include neuroticism, openness, extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness. The more travelers interact with new people and immerse themselves in a new culture, the more their goals are aligned with the openness personality trait.

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This is because new experiences are the key to building new neural pathways in the brain. By rewiring your brain, you become more creative and accepting of new ideas. This is why travel makes you happy. It also takes us out of our comfort zones and inspires us to see, taste, and try new things.

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Number of domestic trips taken per year Overall, 60 percent of respondents travel domestically one to two times a year. Travelers who are 54 and older responded that they were more likely to travel more than two times within the year. Just under 10 percent travel more than five times a year within the states.

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The vast majority of passenger travel in the United States occurs by automobile for shorter distances and airplane or railroad for longer distances.

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