Direct spending on travel in the U.S. in 2022 was on par with pre-pandemic numbers, according to new data released by the U.S. Travel Association to coincide with the travel industry’s annual Destination Capitol Hill trip to Congress to meet with federal policymakers. But while the $1.2 trillion in direct spending in 2022 compared favorably to direct spending registered in 2019—also $1.2 trillion—the 2022 figure when adjusted for inflation reflected that overall spend remained down 14% in 2022 when compared to 2019.