(Lebanon, NH – April 21, 2025) — Travelers are eager to hit the road in 2025 with more trips and longer stays, but international policy developments in the US are nudging many to reconsider how—and where—they go, according to the Spring 2025 Traveler Sentiment and Safety Survey conducted by Global Rescue.

The survey found that more than 50% of respondents plan to take more trips this year compared to 2024 and more than 27% expect to spend more money and those trips to be longer. Nearly a quarter said they plan to spend more on travel this year. However, a third (33%) selected “none of the above,” signaling a level of caution or restraint amid mixed signals in the global travel environment.

“Traveler enthusiasm for 2025 is strong, but it’s being tempered by the real-world impact of US policy abroad,” said Dan Richards, CEO of The Global Rescue Companies and a member of the US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board at the US Department of Commerce. “We’re seeing people express a clear desire to travel more, yet also signaling hesitations tied to policy developments that affect international mobility and destination choice.”

When asked whether US international policy initiatives make them more or less likely to travel, more than a third of respondents (34%) indicated they are generally less likely to travel. Specifically, 6% reported being “much less likely,” 18% “somewhat less likely,” and 10% “less likely” to travel. Most respondents (55%) stated that the policies would not affect their traveler decisions either way.

Richards noted, “It’s telling that more than a third of travelers feel less likely to travel due to US international initiatives. The data reveals an undercurrent of hesitancy tied to how policy impacts the perceived ease, cost, or safety of international travel.”

Among those surveyed:

  • 18% say their travel plans have already changed due to US international policies.
  • 22% are still considering whether to change their plans.

For those whose plans have shifted:

  • More than half (55%) are changing which countries they’ll visit.
  • 34% are postponing international travel altogether.
  • A quarter (24%) say they are no longer traveling internationally in 2025.

“Policies don’t operate in a vacuum—they influence real travel decisions,” Richards emphasized. “When travelers start revising their destinations or shelving international travel plans altogether, that’s a signal to policymakers that the ripple effects of their decisions are being felt on the ground.”

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For more information, contact Bill McIntyre at bmcintyre@globalrescue.com or +1 202.560.1195.  

About the Global Rescue Traveler Sentiment and Safety Survey   

Global Rescue, the leading travel risk and crisis response provider, surveyed more than 1,100 current and former members between April 8-12, 2025. The respondents revealed a variety of behaviors, attitudes and preferences regarding current and future travel.  

About Global Rescue   

Global Rescue is the world’s leading provider of medical, security, evacuation and travel risk management services to enterprises, governments and individuals. Founded in 2004, Global Rescue has exclusive relationships with the Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Division of Special Operations and Elite Medical Group. Global Rescue provides best-in-class services that identify, monitor and respond to client medical and security crises. Global Rescue has provided medical and security support to its clients, including Fortune 500 companies, governments and academic institutions, during every globally significant crisis of the last two decades. For more information, visit www.globalrescue.com.