Almost 79% of 2022 travelers experienced problems during a trip, survey finds
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Approximately 79% of American travelers experienced at least one "travel-related problem" in 2022, according to a summer travel survey. The findings, published Monday by Bankrate, a personal finance company, comes as Americans continue to struggle with increased inflation and high energy and travel prices.
According to Bankrate, 33% of U.S adults have already traveled for leisure at least once in 2022, with 12% of adults traveling for business. Of this polled group, 79% of travelers said they experienced at least one problem that affected their travel considerations.
The biggest headache travelers reported were unexpected travel costs: At least 57% of travelers found that the prices were higher than they were accustomed to. Experts linked this increase to the country's rapidly increasing inflation rate, which has kept spending on flights and car rentals steady even as overall bookings have declined.
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