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Travelers are venturing out again but avoiding planes, international trips, survey shows

Children watch the sun set as they inspect tide pools during low tide in Solana Beach, California, US. [Reuters]

Travelers are hitting the road again and taking vacations even as the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating in many countries, a survey on Tuesday showed.

About 51% of people in North America and Latin America plan to book trips in the next six months, compared with 38% in Asia and Europe, according to the survey by software maker Oracle Corp (ORCL.N).

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