High travel costs continue to be a deterrent to travels, reports Future Partners, and continues to trend upwards.
Nearly half of American travelers say that high travel costs and/or inflation have kept them from traveling in the past month.
Despite costs being an impediment, travel is still being prioritized as a budget item, particularly among parents with school-aged children.
More than half of travelers who have school-aged children highly prioritize travel. Families with school-aged children are also traveling more often than others, reports Future Partners.
Fifty-seven percent of this group have taken at least one overnight trip in the last month, and more than 61 percent have taken at least one daytrip.
Story courtesy Visit NC NewsLink, a weekly e-newsletter from the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. NewsLink provides information to nearly 4,800 tourism industry leaders, media and government representatives across the state. It distributes valuable information on Visit NC’s marketing and promotional efforts, tourism-related research, state, national and international trends, media leads, updates on conferences and events, and more.
