The Top 10 percent and Top 1 percent of American households now account for more than half of all U.S. consumer spending. This dominance is most acute in travel and tourism, where their collective leisure expenditure is projected to reach $544 billion in 2026, according to new research from Resonance Consultancy, a leading advisor in placemaking and place marketing, specializing in strategy and research for destinations, real estate developers and hospitality operators.
The finding comes from Resonance’s “2026 Future of Luxury Travel,” a longitudinal study tracking affluent American travelers since 2007, conducted in partnership with research firm Léger.
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