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DATA CHECK

MEETING DEMAND? Travel Outlook Strong But System Shows Stress

BY C AROL WARD

26% of Americans plan to increase the amount they are spending on leisure travel in the next three months.

60% of survey respondents

Only 32% of recent air travelers are very satisfied with the air travel experience.

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agree that taking time off to travel is more important than ever.

35% of Americans who have traveled by air for leisure in the past 12 months reported having a flight delayed or cancelled.

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53% of leisure travelers have travel planned in the next six months.

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ore than half of all Americans and 81% of leisure travelers have travel planned from April through

More than one-quarter of Americans surveyed plan to increase the amount they are spending on leisure travel as the industry enters the busy summer travel season. And 60% of those surveyed agree that taking time off to travel is more important than ever, U.S. Travel said. However, the outlook is not entirely rosy. Survey respondents also voiced concern about potential aggravations as the air travel system becomes more crowded and unpredictable. Two in five Americans (42%) say they have traveled by air for leisure in the past 12 months and 35% of those reported having a flight delayed or canceled.

Source: U.S. Travel Association/Ipsos

September, according to results of a new travel survey conducted by U.S. Travel Association and Ipsos . The trade group pointed to the vibrancy of the travel sector while also warning of significant stressors that could tax the air travel system this summer. The survey, launched in early 2023 and released in late April, revealed that Americans are eager to travel despite economic uncertainty and challenges within the air travel system, such as flight cancellations and delays, long security checkpoint waits and other inconveniences.

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