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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

A base fare from DC to Paris (off peak season) on WOW Air is about $380. 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]

I don't really want to fly on a super budget airline and stay in a a Paris youth hostel and eat baguettes for dinner in the park with my 6 year old ... For that same amount of money I can fly to say Denver and hike in the Rockies, no passport required.  [/quote]

Or you could hike in the Alps.

This proves OPs point that it’s about mindset. [/quote]

ok ... I'm fairly sure that hiking in the Rockies is less expensive than a TRIP TO SWITZERLAND.  Also, what's morally superior about Switzerland v Colorado?  Colorodo is a much shorter flight, too.

It's good to have an international perspectives, but nobody is morally better because they travel abroad; and vacationing is not going to somehow change the world anyway.  [/quote]

Morally better?  No. Enlightened?  Yes. [/quote]

What is so enlightening about travelling to a resord in the Maya Riveiera, vs travelling to say Washington and Oregon and camping on the coast?  Or just driving to Shenendoah and hiking?  You're fooling yourself.  Vacations are for entertainment and relaxation, not elightenment. [/quote]

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