NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iSeatz, a travel technology company powering booking and affinity-building experiences for leading brands, today released its inaugural “Modern Traveler Report,” Decoding the Preferences, Motivations, and Trends in Booking and Travel. The report explores how US consumers are prioritizing travel during a period of economic uncertainty and their shifting expectations around value, personalization, and the travel booking experience.
While Americans are cutting back on recreational spending, major purchases, and homebuying, travel demand continues to surge, on course to break records in 2025. Against this backdrop, iSeatz’s findings illustrate the impactful role travel continues to play in consumers’ lives, and how they’re rearranging their budgets to prioritize trips. Of note, 63% of Americans are cutting expenses such as dining out, shopping, and leisure activities to afford travel. Amidst financial stress and rising depression rates, the restorative benefits of travel matter more than ever: 32% of travelers are booking trips to feel stress relief …