Lack of cash won’t stop Americans from taking post-COVID vacations this year.

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Despite rising costs, Americans want revenge travel

After the conclusion of COVID, it does not appear that Americans will be prevented from going on vacation this year due to a lack of funds to cover their expenses.

According to the 14th Annual Vacation Confidence Index conducted by Allianz Partners USA, over one-third of Americans (32 percent) indicate that they are “revenge travelling” in 2022, which means that they are enjoying the vacations that they were forced to forego due of the epidemic.

According to the findings of the survey, 71 percent of American adults believe they are in dire need of a vacation this year, despite the fact that 43 percent of them believe they are unable to actually afford one.

In a time of record inflation and growing costs of living, this is even more important than usual. 31 percent of participants responded that they were going to go on revenge vacations regardless of the fact that they could not afford to take a vacation this year.

It’s possible that they are acting this way so that they can make up for the vacations they’ve skipped over the past two years or so that they can use all of the vacation days they’ve racked up at work.

Additionally, in modern American culture, going on vacation is synonymous with practising self-care and tending to one’s mental health.

Some people are still travelling on vacations despite the fact that they do not have enough money for them; nonetheless, many Americans said that they were able to save some additional money during the pandemic since they were unable to travel as much.

Nearly half of the individuals who participated in the poll told Allianz Partners that they were able to save money during the epidemic to put toward the cost of their next dream vacation. This indicates that these individuals will be able to spend more money on travel this time around.

The unfortunate reality is that those more funds might not go as far as they used to when compared to how far they used to travel. Because to the high rates of inflation, more than half of the participants who participated in the poll (55 percent) stated that they were forced to scale back their plans for future vacations.

The cost of living is on the rise, but that is not the only factor that makes it challenging to take the vacation of your dreams right now. The unexpected increase in demand for air travel has been difficult for airlines and airports to meet, which has resulted in widespread flight delays that do not appear to be going away any time soon. Even though the cost of travelling is expected to rise this summer, one third of American adults plan to take “revenge” vacations.

“This trend is being driven by the enormous number of travellers who feel they need a holiday severely following two years of travel uncertainty,” stated Daniel Durazo, director of external relations at Allianz Partners USA.

“Because of the overwhelming demand for travel, it can be easy for travel plans to go awry. Because of this, it is necessary to plan ahead with a travel insurance coverage that can protect your money and make sure that your revenge travel remains sweet.”

In the context of this research project, the term “vacation” refers to leisurely travel to a location that is at least 100 miles away from the participant’s usual residence and that lasts for at least a week. Ipsos Public Affairs, a national polling agency, has been working on behalf of Allianz Partners USA to conduct the Vacation Confidence Index annually throughout the summer months since 2009.