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148 America’s Vacation Was Built on Gluttony. Ozempic Killed the Buzz.

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Sarah Kopit @ Skift 1 place · 02/08/2026 08:00 EDT

America’s Vacation Was Built on Gluttony. Ozempic Killed the Buzz.

For decades, the travel industry has been an economy of excess — of eating more, drinking more, spending more. But blockbuster weight-loss drugs are now reshaping consumer behavior at a population level, and with it, how travel dollars flow.

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