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Spending with agents continues to grow even as summer winds down

Economy
Will Payne
5 September 2023

Consumer spending with airlines and travel agents continued to grow last month despite the summer season starting to draw to a close, according to new data from Barclays.

Holiday Agent Travel Agent Plan Planning iStock-1189403034 (Credit: iStock)

Travel agents did well in November, says Barclays (Credit: iStock)

Spending with airlines grew by 32.1%, while travel agents saw a further uptick of 3.7% in August – yet the uplift was lower than in July (39.1% and 7.8% respectively).

New data from OTA Lastminute.com, meanwhile, suggests the draw of late all-inclusive bookings was continuing to drive fresh summer sales, with bookings surpassing 2022 levels.