You can learn a lot about people from their travel habits in general and their attitudes toward summer travel in particular. To get a better sense of how U.S. consumers are feeling about their ability to get away heading into one of the most expensive times of the year, WalletHub conducted a nationally representative online survey. You can find the complete results in the infographic below.
Key Stats:
- Tariffs Disrupt Travel: 45% of Americans say tariffs are affecting their travel plans.
- Cutting Back This Summer: Nearly 2 in 3 Americans plan to spend less money this summer than last summer.
- Skipping Payments for Travel: 1 in 5 Americans would skip a credit card payment before skipping a vacation.
- Still Paying Off Past Travel: Nearly 1 in 5 people still have credit card debt from their last vacation.
- Debt Clouds Summer Fun: 55% of people think about post-vacation credit card bills while they’re on vacation.
- International Trips at Risk: 70% of Americans are concerned that a weakening dollar will affect Americans’ ability to travel internationally.
Full Survey & Responses
| Which are you more likely to do? | |
|---|---|
| Skip a vacation | 80% |
| Skip a credit card payment | 20% |
| Do you think about post-vacation credit card bills during your vacation? | |
| Yes | 55% |
| No | 45% |
| Are you planning on using credit card rewards to pay for a vacation this year? | |
| No | 56% |
| Yes | 44% |
| Is inflation affecting your travel plans? | |
| Yes | 63% |
| No | 37% |
| Is it worth going into debt for a good vacation? | |
| No | 78% |
| Yes | 22% |
| Which, if any, credit card benefits have you used? (select all that apply) | |
| None | 42% |
| Rental car insurance | 26% |
| Trip delay/cancellation insurance | 21% |
| Extended warranty | 20% |
| Travel accident insurance | 19% |
| Price protection | 18% |
| Return protection | 17% |
| Do you plan on spending more or less money this summer than last summer? | |
| Less | 63% |
| More | 37% |
| Do you still have credit card debt from your last vacation? | |
| No | 82% |
| Yes | 18% |
| Are tariffs affecting your travel plans? | |
| No | 55% |
| Yes | 45% |
| Are you concerned that a weakening dollar will affect Americans’ ability to travel internationally? | |
| Yes | 70% |
| No | 30% |
Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
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