The number of US travellers flying to Europe has rocketed, with inbound transatlantic bookings up by almost 250 per cent in the first six months of this year. The spectacular increase, revealed by global travel service provider Trip.com, was even higher than expected, as US travellers appeared to take advantage of weaker European currencies compared to the strong dollar.
Trip.com recorded a massive 678 per cent surge in searches for US to UK flights, during the first half of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021. Meanwhile, other European countries saw a similar rise in US consumer interest, with a 614 per cent increase in flight searches from the US to Spain, 577 per cent rise to Italy and 491 per cent more to France.
Flight bookings from the US to European countries, such as the UK, Spain, Italy, France and Germany, soared by 246 per cent in the first half of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.
