Inflation is surging — and if it keeps up, Americans may start nixing their travel plans.
Some 40% of U.S. adults said they would cancel a vacation or trip if consumer prices continue to rise, according to a new CNBC + Acorns Invest in You ការស្ទង់មតិមួយ, បានធ្វើឡើងដោយ សន្ទុះ. The online poll was taken March 23-24 among a national sample of 3,953 adults.
សន្ទស្សន៍ថ្លៃទំនិញប្រើប្រាស់ លោត 7.9% in February from 12 months prior, with prices rising on everything from gas to food to housing. March figures are expected to be released next week.
ទន្ទឹមនឹងនេះដែរ សន្ទស្សន៍តម្លៃធ្វើដំណើរ, which measures the cost of travel away from home in the U.S. and is based on CPI data, was up 16.7% year over year in February and 12.3% higher than February 2019.
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“When you have two years of people not traveling the way they want to travel and you have a lot of savings built up in that time period, prices can be really high and people are saying, ‘I don’t care. I just want to travel. I want to go somewhere,'” Fogel បាននិយាយនៅក្នុងបទសម្ភាសន៍មួយ on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.”
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In fact, on travel website Kayak, domestic flight searches are up 78% compared to this time last year and international flight searches are up 140% year-over-year.
“We suspect we will continue to see leisure travel demand thrive,” said Paul Jacobs, general manager and vice president of Kayak North America.
“While we may see prices continue to increase, I anticipate they will only be modest increases,” he added.
Prices for domestic flights are up about 25% compared to this time last year, while international flights rose about 41%, Kayak found.
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Moving forward, travel app Hopper is expecting about a 10% increase in round-trip domestic ticket prices from now until June. That’s a bit of a larger hike than usual and it’s due to high jet-fuel prices and pent-up demand, said Hayley Berg, Hopper’s head of price intelligence.
Hotel prices are also up about 26% compared to last year but the cost of rental cars are down from supply-constraint induced prices last year, according to Hopper. However, gas prices jumped 38% in February from 12 months prior, according to the CPI. The average cost of a gallon of gas in the U.S. is now about $4.14 a gallon, according to ហ្គាសប៊ូឌី.
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For travel this summer, book your flights by the first week of May, Hopper’s Berg advises.
You may find lower airfare if you push off your vacation and book for September or October.
If prices are too much to bear, consider a staycation at a nearby hotel.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/08/how-to-save-money-on-travel-amid-rising-inflation.html