Travelers Keep to the Road
Despite the increasing prices of groceries and fuel and the decreasing value of the stock market and the housing industry, Americans are still taking to the skies in record numbers. With so few vacation days a year, Americans are reluctant to cancel their holiday trip. Instead, they’re utilizing alternatives to compensate for the higher costs, such as traveling to Eastern Europe instead of the U.K., or flying on Tuesdays and Wednesdays when airfare is traditionally cheaper.
Surprisingly, despite the poor exchange rate, U.S. citizens continue to travel to popular countries like France and Spain. Conversely, visitors from countries with strong currencies like the Euro are visiting America in record numbers.
Read more about the must travel bug at the NYT.
