Research
August 14, 2025
Median spending for travel has increased by $500 since Q1. Image credit: Hilton
By Kiran Gill
Affluent consumers are maintaining, and in some cases increasing, their spending on luxury products and travel, according to market researcher Altiant.
{"ct":"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","iv":"aebd0102d77e62f60d541032c21f04bf","s":"0788e9a0a7afa490"}
Share your thoughts. Click here