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U.S. Travel Spend Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Totaling 4% of All Spend
Affinity Solutions | September 13, 2023
New data from Affinity Solutions indicates US travel spend has returned to pre-pandemic levels WHO: Affinity Solutions, the leading consumer purchase insights company. WHAT: Affinity Solutions’ Consumer Purchase Insights, based on actual credit card, debit card and transaction data, observed from January 2019 to June 2023: • Travel purchases rebound: The percentage of unique travel shoppers totaled 11.7% in 2019, with total spend reaching 4.5%. The category saw significant declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, with total spend falling to 2.5% in 2020. The category bounced back in 2022, with unique shoppers reaching 12% and total s...