Consumer journey continues to be strong inspite of inflation stress, says Journey + Leisure CEO Mike Brown

Consumer journey continues to be strong inspite of inflation stress, says Journey + Leisure CEO Mike Brown


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Travel + Leisure CEO Mike Brown joins CNBC’s ‘The Exchange’ to go over purchaser travel developments, inflation’s affect on vacation, and much more.

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