A new study found that inflation is having a minimal impact on
travel, with 79% of respondents saying the current cost issues won’t
cause them to cancel their plans.
According to the Global Rescue Summer 2022 Traveler Safety and
Sentiment Survey, 21% of travellers plan to spend more time and money on
vacation to make up for the pent-up demand caused by the coronavirus
pandemic.
While
incidents of staff shortages among pilots, attendants, gate agents and
ground crews have impacted flight schedules, 58% of travellers said they
have not been affected by the challenges.
“Travellers are sending a clear message,” Global Rescue CEO Dan
Richards said. “They are eager to regain their family vacations,
adventure travels and business trips.”
“By
overwhelming margins, they are pressing forward with international and
domestic travel despite rising costs and airline staff shortages,”
Richards continued. “They are confident they’ll be able to travel and
return home.”
Another 20% of respondents reported they changed an international
trip and replaced it with a less expensive trip, while 28% changed a
domestic vacation and replaced it with a less expensive one.
As for those trying to save money, the study found that 21% said they
would travel for fewer days, 19% plan to fly on less expensive tickets
and 15% will stay at less costly lodging.
“I continue to see strong interest in bookings of both all-inclusive resorts and cruises,” Scott Lara of TheCruiseGenius.com said. “The so-called “revenge travel” is in full swing. I feel that 2022 will be a great year for travel advisors.”
Travel demand may still be strong, but spending habits are changing
due to inflation. A report from Mastercard last week indicated that
“runaway inflation” was hurting the spending habits of lower-income
customers, including travel purchases.
Source: TravelPulse