Spend on air tickets increased by nearly a third (31%) year-on-year in September, while the number of travel transactions rose by almost 29%, potentially indicating a healthy 2024 market as early bookers plan their holidays.
Travel agents saw a smaller year on year rise of 7.1%, but the value of each transaction increased 10.6%.
Hotels, resorts and accommodation purchases were also tracked by Barclays, with spend up by almost 8% and transactions increasing by nearly 4%.
Barclays said travel had been "one of the best-performing categories in 2023”, adding: “Much of this uplift is driven by demand for holidays abroad.”
