When Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, encouraged others to “bite the bullet” and cancel their Thanksgiving plans, many people were incensed. But if the past few months are any indication, many families were already planning to avoid traveling home for the holidays.

Unlike in past years, few people are planning holiday excursions. Though 53% of respondents said their holiday get-togethers would proceed as planned, almost half of them also said they had canceled theirs, according to a Morning Consult survey conducted last month. Online searches for “holiday travel” decreased by 43% from 2019, according to analytics company SEMrush. Searches for “Christmas travel” is down by 46%, and “Thanksgiving travel” is down by 38%. As a result, hotel prices have dropped for Thanksgiving weekend, and flight prices are still relatively low.