Comments on: Why American Vacations Are So Extravagant http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/12/03/why-american-vacations-are-so-extravagant/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: PrincessPerky http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/12/03/why-american-vacations-are-so-extravagant/comment-page-1/#comment-917082 PrincessPerky Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:06:48 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=6794#comment-917082 If the lack of time is an issue, why are so many around me taking not just yearly trips to beaches, but bi annual trips to disney world and any other fancy pants cruise or spa?

I think Americans are under a lot of false assumptions about time management.

]]> By: Justlev http://www.pfadvice.com/2010/12/03/why-american-vacations-are-so-extravagant/comment-page-1/#comment-917010 Justlev Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:14:16 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=6794#comment-917010 I think you’ve missed an important dynamic of Europeans vacationing v. Americans vacationing. European countries are much closer than American vacation destinations. For example, I vacationed in the Canary Islands in 2005. It cost me $3000 just to fly to their (Midwest to Spain to Canaries). My British counterparts only spent a few hundred. When you have nearby options, travel costs are much less. Notwtihstanding the additional costs, it was worth every penny.

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