In the new USA TODAY Workforce Survey, powered by SurveyMonkey and conducted Jan. 8–20, 51% of the 3,156 U.S. respondents age 18 and older said they reduced spending in the past 12 months specifically to pay for travel. “I do make traveling a top priority and having an ample amount of PTO is super important to me,” Tran told USA TODAY. Making travel work financiallyTran considers herself a cost-conscious traveler and is willing to endure long layovers to secure cheaper flights. To help travelers use unused PTO, Intrepid Travel introduced Short Breaks trips designed to fit immersive experiences into long weekends or short windows of time off. Our brains are much the same,” Becky Spelman, a psychologist who partnered with Expedia for the travel platform’s 2024 Vacation Deprivation Report, previously told USA TODAY in a statement.