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International Travel and the weak dollar

Filed in archive Travel Trivia by Melissa Petri on August 05, 2005

A lot of people have deferred International Travel. Travelling to some destinations (especially Europe) is not really practical due to the weak dollarlinks. What can be bought with the dollar in Europe now is approx. 25% less than what we were able to buy a couple of years ago.

Coping with the weak dollar
+Travel Internationally
=???Well, we can't let that fact (albeit, very important one) stop us. After all, there is always a way around almost everything. Doing a bit of research and being a bit more flexible would most certainly help a lot.

For starters, we can head on to Frommers. They have taken the initiative to do an updated research to help some us by trying to answer the above equation.

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Where Does the Dollar Do Best?
Global Price Index for August 2005What your dollars can get in several places abroad.

Weak Dollar?
There Are Still Some Places Where You Can Find a Bargain
Need I say more?

Of course, it would help local tourism if some of you have opted to stay in US shores and travel around. However, it truly is good to know that there are options available for those who would rather use their passport.


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