How travelers plan to leave ‘host mode’ behind in 2027

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Everyday life has two-thirds of Americans stuck in host mode, and “quiet questing” is their solution in 2027.

That’s according to a recent survey of ââ2,000 Americans with travel plans in the next year, evenly split by generation, which found that half (51%) always or often return from a leisure trip completely drained.

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