Three in four people believe summer holidays are a luxury

Three in four people (75%) say that summer holidays are increasingly becoming a luxury that only some can afford, according to research by Compare the Market with over half (56%) of those intending to take a summer holiday this year concerned about the financial cost. More than one in four (28%) also admitted they felt…

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Credit card travel spend eclipses pre-pandemic levels

Latest credit card spending data from Halifax suggests it’s been a busy year for travelling, as travel-related spend (including on airlines and hotels), rose by 27% compared to 2019 and by 18% since 2022. This year, credit card spending at the UK’s twenty most popular air carriers (including British Airways, Jet2, EasyJet, Ryanair, Virgin and…

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