Why the focus on “country count”? Does visiting a country for a flight layover or a few hours stop count? I don’t think so.
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Europe may eventually limit travelers to wealthy tourists
Growing anti-tourist movement would like to limit tourism to wealthier visitors spending more money. Restrictions have already been put in place in many global travel locations.
Continue readingMore: Spainards tell tourists “Go Home”
And it worked! We’ve canceled our plans to eventually visit Spain.
Continue readingDo we need to end “free museums”?
Do we need to end “free museum admission” and free admission to other cultural attractions?
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 reading20% of Gen Z says they intend to travel internationally in 2024
And 42% say they will take out loans/take on debt to fund their trips. 47% of millenials say they will borrow money to travel in 2024. This debt-be-damned mentality worries…
Continue readingTravel: The most searched for travel destinations on Google Flights
The top 4 are international, and 9 of the top 20 are international. Amazing. The buzziest summer travel destinations for 2024, according to Google – The Points Guy
Continue readingFor the people who have already traveled everywhere
The list of the supposedly top 10 places to visit in 2024.
Continue readingHawaii proposing to charge each visitor $50 tourist tax
Ostensibly for improvements, or climate change or, as the Governor said, to decrease “the number of tourists that would come in at the low end”. They only want wealthy elite travelers.
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Huge number of countries now charging “tourist taxes” and fees
Long list here: Tourist taxes: All of the cities and countries you will have to pay to enter in 2024 | Euronews
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