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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]People could have such extraordinary vacations in the South Pacific - Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu[/b] - for less than the cost of renting a beach house in Bethany or Rehoboth or the Outer Banks in August.

For more informed people, the US isn't competing these days. Lame and expensive. There are far better opportunities and experiences overseas than what the US tourism industry is offering at these price levels. [/quote]

Seems there are now ridiculous posts.  The flights to these locations are never inexpensive unless you know some secret.  They are routinely like $1700 - $2000 flights per person.

They aren't business travel destinations (which creates volume that brings down average prices) and you usually are connecting twice (if flying from the DMV).

Flights to mainland Asia are much cheaper because they are heavily trafficked routes...and then costs in places like Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia are absurdly low for meals, hotels, etc.[/quote]

Have you rented a house in the Delaware beaches or the Outer Banks in July or August?

There are seriously better options at these price points - including Asia and the South Pacific. [/quote]

Yeah...and it averages around $4300/week...versus nearly $8,000 just to get your family of 4 to the South Pacific in coach.

Asia is a completely different story, so I agree there.

All that said, maybe the poster who mentioned the South Pacific lives in LA...so sure, then it's cheaper.[/quote]

The South Pacific is an extreme example of a distant destination with few flights, but it certainly doesn't need to cost you 8000$ to get your family to 4 to East Asian destinations like Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.  Just set up price alerts, and jump when the ticket prices are 1000$ or below.  It's fairly easy to do if you don't mind an extra connecting stop or aren't picky about the dates.  And then your expenses overseas are far lower than in the USA if you don't pick 5 star everything.[/quote]

Yeah...that's literally what I just said.  South Pacific was a terrible example...while mainland Asia (where you can go to similar tropical Pacific places) is very different.[/quote]

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