Inflation dampens post-pandemic wanderlust

Tourism is back with a vengeance but rising inflation and interest rates are threatening the spending power of many travellers.

Mark Eggleton

Updated May 11, 2023 – 3.05pm, first published at Mar 24, 2023 – 5.00am

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The last 12 months have proven travel is an unstoppable force, says Paul Hutton, the Australasian head of hotel behemoth Hilton.

“It was a year we didn’t expect to have,” Hutton says.

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