Travelers Plan to Spend Big on International Travel This Summer: New Report
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Pent-up demand for international travel seems unstoppable as tourists refuse to slow down regardless of the travel industry's ongoing anxiety concerning rising prices.
Amid ongoing predictions for intense inflation this summer, travelers are still planning to spend more on travel this year than they did during pre-pandemic times, according to a new report by Skyscanner. The trends report released Tuesday reveals changes in booking demand and behavior amongst global travelers that could help forge the recovery of international travel and aviation in 2022.
“Despite challenging headwinds, the aviation industry continues to prove its resilience, driven by considerable traveler demand across all regions.” said Hugh Aitken, vice president of flights at Skyscanner, in the report. “In the immediate term, there's clear demand for domestic and short-haul travel, with long haul's recovery on the horizon. We're seeing positive signals that seasonality is returning in both booking horizons and trip lengths, providing a degree of certainty going forward.”
The report states that even “faced with a rising cost of living, travelers a
