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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a significant chunk of Americans who will never leave the state, let alone the country.

As others have pointed out, affordability is another reason but international travel has gotten a lot cheaper, you can find airfares to Paris on WOW Airlines for example for probably $300 roundtrip when you include a bag. There's Airbnb so you don't have to pay $700 for a hotel. There's tour groups that build your itinerary for you and have payment plans. IDK...I get it, but some are making it out to seem like a Europe team will cost you 10K. [/quote]

I don't think I've see roundtrip to Europe for $300 in nearly 20 years. Please show me where and when that is happening.[/quote]

[b]A base fare from DC to Paris (off peak season) on WOW Air is about $380. [/b]It would be a little over $400 when you include a bag or a carryon. The problem I see, and I see it from my friends, they pay $1600 for a big airline like United or Air France, they stay at a hotel chain like the Sheraton or Hilton and then eat at the most expensive restaurants. Of course that trip will be expensive. [/quote]
Okay, and you realize that the vast majority of people don’t live anywhere near airports like IAD with the cheap flights, right? Again, you are being sheltered and looking only from your DC-centric lens. You are unable to realize that people have different circumstances. The stat is about AMERICANS.

Example: I grew up in the UP of Michigan. O’Hare, the airport you can get cheap international flights from, was about 7 hours away (as were Detroit and Minneapolis). That requires adding another travel day, maybe a hotel stay, lots of gas money. The Green Bay airport was about 3 hours away, but that airport obviously doesn’t fly anywhere international and you need to connect in Chicago or Detroit. Adds about $400 per ticket. [/quote]

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