Despite Inflation and Rising Costs, Travel Is Still Top-of-Mind for U.S. Consumers
经过丹尼尔·麦卡锡(Daniel McCarthy)/
尽管成本和通货膨胀率上升,但今年和下一年的可酌情购买购买方面仍然排名很高。这是根据美国旅行顾问协会(ASTA)在年度立法日之前于周二发布的新调查数据。
这项调查是ASTA称为ASTA 2022夏季消费者Tavel Pulse的调查,收集了来自518位美国旅行者的数据,他们在大流行开始后的六个月内或以后通过15分钟的在线调查进行了至少一次过夜旅行。ASTA于2022年5月进行了调查,并于本周发布了调查结果。
除其他事项外,现在已经取消了美国的入站测试要求,调查发现,所有旅行者心目中的主题是事物和通货膨胀的成本。调查发现,在整个旅游行业中的支出已经上涨 - 每人平均支出为2022美元,每天为512美元,而2019年为463美元,但尽管费用成本,但消费者仍准备旅行。
乔恩(Jon)最后,体育和休闲研究小组的总裁乔恩(Jon)最后,尖叫的第一件事是,与大流行之前的六个月相比,有87%的消费品价格要么比大流行之前的六个月更高或更高。”周二说,阿斯塔进行调查。
The situation, Last added, is better in the travel industry (numbers ranged between 72% for hotels and 78% for airfare in terms of high prices impacting spend), but still not great when it comes to consumer sentiment toward pricing. Still, U.S. travelers aren’t currently holding back when it comes to spending on travel and 41% of respondents said they plan to spend somewhat or a lot more on leisure travel for 2023.
Two-thirds of all respondents are planning to travel before the year’s end (50% said they will travel for holidays), with most of that going to leisure travel. And for 2023, there are strong signs for international travel as 49% of respondents said they are eager to travel internationally next year.
There are also bullish signs for higher-cost trips—the survey found that three in ten Americans are planning a “dream vacation,” a higher percentage than those planning on buying a new or better vehicle (24%), remodeling their homes (20%), buying an expensive consumer item (16%), or buying a new or second home (8%).
这不仅是经验丰富的经验 - 80%的受访者表示,假期会为他们的心理健康带来“奇迹”。
旅行曾经是并且仍然是大流行中的头脑。
Where are consumers planning on going?
While there was a lot of talk of how the pandemic was going to change the most popular destinations for U.S. travelers, there’s not a lot of change from pre-pandemic.
“It is a lot of the usual suspects,” Last said.
The survey found that, when it comes to domestic travel, Americans still favor Las Vegas (38%), Orlando (33%), New York 31%), Nashville (25%), and Los Angeles (25%).
For international travel, Western Europe (25%), the Caribbean (20%), and Mexico (9%) ranked in the top three for most likely regions to travel to next. Those three regions ranked in that order for every single age group ASTA’s survey measure (under 35; 35 to 64; and 65-plus).
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The need for advisors keeps increasing
与旅游的需要,日益圣rong need for travel advisors.
According to the survey, 46% want more unique experiences when they travel and 49% want more customer service, two things that good advisors typically provide their clients. A large majority of respondents (71%) said that they feel travel planning is becoming more complex, requiring more planning and guidance.
“All of this certainly plays in the hands of what travel advisors do,” Last said. “People are underwhelmed when they think about the experience they are having relative to their recollections pre-COVID. It is not universally meeting that expectation.”
“A growing number of the traveling public understand the need for a travel advisor,” Zane Kirby, ASTA president and CEO who kicked off the press conference, said.