Leisure travel continues to be particularly strong in the U.S. as spring kicks into gear, and the biggest hotel performance wins recently have come in those U.S. markets that are traditional Spring Break destinations. At the same time, major urban centers are seeing some return of transient business demand along with increases in group bookings.
the begging and the community and the, you know, entire damn planet knocks some sense into her. reporter: petito and laundrie had been traveling cross country for months in her white 2012 ford transit van. it s only 10:00 in the morning, but it rained all afternoon yesterday. reporter: they documented their journey on social media, including youtube. all the chocolate melted. it s a river of chocolate. you can t keep chocolate in utah, not in july. reporter: petito s family last heard from her in late august. they believe she was last in the grand teton yellowstone area of wyoming. according to a lawyer for the family, petito spoke with her mother august 24th on facetime, saying she was leaving utah and heading to the tetons. cnn affiliate kstu reported
august 25th. she was last in the yellowstone area of wyoming. they reported her missing on september 11th. but local police found her van and brian laundrie at the home they shared in florida. he returned there alone september 1st without reporting her missing. brian laundrie, officials say, is not cooperating with police. we have never spoken a word with brian. reporter: weeks earlier on august 12th, police in utah were called to a possible disrd early conduct situation captured in this body camera video. what s going on? why are you crying? we ve just been fighting this morning. some personal issues. he wouldn t let me in the car before. reporter: gabby petito described in the police report as confused, emotional and mad. the officer suggested the two separate for the night. one of the officers concluding the situation was the result of a mental health crisis. no charges were filed.
tell us where gabby is located. tell us if we are even looking in the right place. all we want is for gabby to come home. reporter: petito s family last aheard from her in late august. i received a text on the 30th. that was the last communication i had. reporter: petito s parents believe she was last in the grand teton yellowstone area of wyoming. they reported her missing to suffolk county police on september 11th. according to the national park service, multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating petito s disappearance. meanwhile, the search continues for a vibrant, young woman excited about living the van life. i love the van. we have been lucky so far at all the places we have stayed but i d say this is one of the best so far. reporter: now, nowhere to be found. gabby petito s family is furious that the laundry family isn t being more forthcoming, calling brian laundry s silence r reprehensible. meanwhile, he s asked anyone who may have been visiting the area