10/13/2026
Gas prices are up, confidence is down, and travelers are still booking getaways. They’re just getting pickier about where the money goes.
Our October Hosting & Travel Index lands at 60.7: partly cloudy. That’s down 1.3 points from September, but up 9.8 from last October.
Fall foliage markets are shining: Bar Harbor, ME (84.0), Asheville, NC (82.5), and Cape Cod, MA (82.0). Detroit, Cleveland, and Miami are riding out the storm.
What’s the forecast looking like in your market this month?