STR/TE Market Forecast Assumptions – May 2022
Macroeconomic assumptions and pandemic recovery: Widely available and robust vaccination and booster programs led most European and Middle East markets to substantially reduce or eliminate COVID-19 restrictions by Q2 2022, which has increased the pace of recovery and bolstered domestic and international travel. Warming weather and increased ease of international travel have led to strong surges in leisure-based domestic and short-haul international demand, with medium- and long-haul slowly resuming as well.