Travel Spend Plateaus During The Summer Months

Travel & Recreation Spend Plateaus In The Summer Months

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Personal Consumer Expenditures (PCE) account for up to 70% of the total economic output. As we think about the impact of Covid on our Economy, discretionary spend is one of the most important leading indicators of economic contraction and growth.

Our Road to Recovery Index combines actual spend data from ~500,000 credit and debit card accounts collected by Kantar’s Behavioral Payments Panel with economic, consumer sentiment, and payments product data to create a forward-looking mechanism that identifies trends and practical product strategies that preserve and increase payments volume.

Travel & Recreation Spend Slows New Paragraph

After showing significant improvement in May and June, Travel & Recreation Spend plateaued in July & August.
Given that the Summer months are typically the peak of vacation season, this data shows that localized road trips and vacation home rentals can only do so much for these belabored sectors.

Trouble Ahead?

As the Summer winds down, 37% of U.S. consumers are indicating that they will not do any personal or business travel between now and the rest of the year.
Couple this with the rising rates of COVID infections and there is a real concern that recovery in Travel may stagnate for the remainder of the year.

Road Trips & Vacation Rentals

A closer look at consumers’ travel plans for the coming months fuels additional concerns about the rate of recovery. Car trips and staying at vacation homes with friends and family continue to replace air travel and hotel bookings. These preferences have stayed remarkably consistent over the last four months.

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By understanding and anticipating changes in spend behaviors, businesses can adapt their communication and product strategy to align with consumer needs.

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Sources for this blog: The Futurist Group, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

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