I’ve covered this before but did not use this Pew Research chart to illustrate Global travel is significantly higher for college grads than for those who have less than a…
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Is summer travel to Europe coming to an end?
There are now so many visitors to well known European visitor attractions that visitor limits or higher fees are being put in place to restrict the number of tourists.
Continue readingProtesters in Spain spray water guns at tourists
Spaniards blame tourists for high housing costs and want to end tourism to the city.
Continue readingDo we need to end “free museums”?
Do we need to end “free museum admission” and free admission to other cultural attractions?
Continue readingTravel lifestyles of the rich…and the rich
The rich move their families to Europe for the summer or longer, because they can.
Continue readingCost of living in some countries lower
This is often because of population demographics: Spain Was Just Named the Best European Country for Cost of Living (travelandleisure.com) When your country’s population is decreasing, homes become surplus –…
Continue readingIceland re-instates “tourist tax”
Iceland wants to revamp its tourist tax policy to fight overtourism (cnbc.com) Also, Greece is adding a “climate tax” on tourists. Really, it’s just another tax on visitors, taxes, as…
Continue readingDon’t use your retirement fund to buy a home in another country? Probably good advice for most.
Unusual story of very late stage “Baby Boomer” who finds herself out of time and nearly out of money, having also bought a home in another country – using her retirement fund.
Continue readingCurrency arbitrage makes Americans think many countries are inexpensive
Life is not inexpensive in the local currency earned by the local population. Some places are inexpensive to Americans due to the strong U.S. dollar and currency conversion into the local currency.
Continue readingEmigration: Large portion of Americans abroad have dual citizenship
Up to one half of all “Americans” living abroad may be in just 4 countries (Mexico, Canada, India and the Philippines) and many have dual citizenship through birth or right of descent ancestry.
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