Record number of Americans plan to travel abroad in the next 6 months
More than one-in-five Americans plan on vacationing in a foreign country in the near future, the highest share ever recorded
Conference Board data published on Tuesday revealed that 21.8% of Americans intend on visiting a foreign country in the next six months, up from 17.7% in June. At 45.9%, the data showed the share of Americans with vacation plans of any sort at the second highest since the coronavirus pandemic decimated the tourism industry in early 2020.
Key takeaways
- The pickup in travel intentions stood out in a report that was otherwise weak, as August ended a recent surge in overall consumer confidence and fell from a near-two year high in July;
- The dip in confidence was largely driven by worsening anxiety about food and gas price inflation, leaving some economists to conclude that the persistent strength seen in consumer spending may soon founder.
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