COVID-19 CASES MAY BE RISING DUE TO THE DELTA VARIANT AND VACCINATION RATES MAY BE STALLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.... BUT COLORADANS ARE SHOWING AN INCREASED INTEREST IN TRAVELING AGAIN. A NEW REPORT FROM TRIPLE-A SAYS 71-PERCENT... NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS.... OF COLORADANS ARE READY TO TRAVEL DESPITE THE ONGOING PANDEMIC.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA.... WITH TRIPLE-A COLORADO'S SKYLER MCKINLEY.
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REPORT DATA:
--71 percent of Coloradans feel more comfortable traveling now than they did three months ago.
-- The last three quarterly AAA Travelers surveys showed increasing comfort levels and decreasing worries about COVID-19.
--In January, 71 percent of Coloradans reported concern about contracting COVID-19, and 39 percent felt comfortable traveling.
-- In March, 57 percent of Coloradans reported concern about contracting COVID-19, and 47 percent felt comfortable traveling.
-- In June, 41 percent of Coloradans reported concern about contracting COVID-19, and 77 percent felt comfortable traveling.
Top reasons Coloradans feel confident traveling:
-- Received their COVID-19 vaccination (52 percent)
-- More confident in safety measures being implemented (32 percent)
-- Less afraid about the dangers of the virus (26 percent)
TRAVEL IMPACT ON VACCINATIONS:
-- Of those who already or plan to be vaccinated, 51 percent say travel was a motivating factor