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Holiday spending outperforms all other UK sectors in March

Economy
Will Payne
25 April 2023

Spending on holidays and travel continues to see year-on-year growth as customers continue to prioritise trips abroad despite financial pressures brought by the cost of living crisis, according to new data from Nationwide.

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The bank’s monthly spending report revealed holidays and airline travel saw the biggest annual growth in spending in March. 

Spending on trips abroad and travel continues to see year-on-year growth, with 37% annual growth in the amount spent on airline travel, while spending on holidays was 16% higher than in March 2022 as people look to give themselves something to look forward to.


Nationwide’s poll shows more than a quarter (26%) of Brits are prioritising spending on holidays despite economic challenges.