Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 09:00     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Anonymous wrote:Just paid the same to fly to FL as it would cost to go to Spain.


?? More details please.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 09:00     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Only if you leave out the flight.


Really depends on where you are flying


I don’t think OP is referring to the kind of international travel where you take Sprit Air to Cancun, but I could be wrong
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 08:59     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Just paid the same to fly to FL as it would cost to go to Spain.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 08:46     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
I take a mild sleeping pill so can get at least a reasonable amount of sleep. Not great but enough to last a day.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 06:23     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I took my children to Spain last summer for 2 weeks and the whole trip cost less than a Bethany rental, flight included.


Did you fly economy? My kid can’t sleep in economy overnight so we did economy premium one way and economy home and the tickets were sooooo expensive. Hotels in Madrid were also not cheap although I thought prices elsewhere were good. We stayed in a pretty bare bones marriot so I could use points.

It’s the cost of flights that kills me. Economy seats are just so so tiny now and so uncomfortable. And having to do it for a red eye is even worse. I wish there were more daytime flights to Europe.


NP. I ponied up once for Premium Economy for my family and it wasn’t worth it; DCs and I don’t sleep either way and DH could sleep standing up at a loud concert.

We deal with Economy by watching mindless television for 8 hours and snacking on Haribo. Then land, lots of coffee, a 45-minute afternoon nap, some walks and meals, and a long slumber the next night.


Same. I won't sleep even in a lie flat seat so there's no point. DD and DH will sleep no matter what, but not well. We buy the cheapest seats we can find and assume the first day we'll be exhausted but plan for it and by day two everyone is fine.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 01:27     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
It depends on what you are comparing it to and what choices you make in the US.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 01:23     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I took my children to Spain last summer for 2 weeks and the whole trip cost less than a Bethany rental, flight included.


Did you fly economy? My kid can’t sleep in economy overnight so we did economy premium one way and economy home and the tickets were sooooo expensive. Hotels in Madrid were also not cheap although I thought prices elsewhere were good. We stayed in a pretty bare bones marriot so I could use points.

It’s the cost of flights that kills me. Economy seats are just so so tiny now and so uncomfortable. And having to do it for a red eye is even worse. I wish there were more daytime flights to Europe.


NP. I ponied up once for Premium Economy for my family and it wasn’t worth it; DCs and I don’t sleep either way and DH could sleep standing up at a loud concert.

We deal with Economy by watching mindless television for 8 hours and snacking on Haribo. Then land, lots of coffee, a 45-minute afternoon nap, some walks and meals, and a long slumber the next night.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 01:13     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Anonymous wrote:I took my children to Spain last summer for 2 weeks and the whole trip cost less than a Bethany rental, flight included.


Did you fly economy? My kid can’t sleep in economy overnight so we did economy premium one way and economy home and the tickets were sooooo expensive. Hotels in Madrid were also not cheap although I thought prices elsewhere were good. We stayed in a pretty bare bones marriot so I could use points.

It’s the cost of flights that kills me. Economy seats are just so so tiny now and so uncomfortable. And having to do it for a red eye is even worse. I wish there were more daytime flights to Europe.
Anonymous
Post 12/07/2025 00:33     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
I took my children to Spain last summer for 2 weeks and the whole trip cost less than a Bethany rental, flight included.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 22:53     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Anonymous wrote:Only if you leave out the flight.


Really depends on where you are flying
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 22:52     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Only if you leave out the flight.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 22:39     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why people think you have to be rich to travel internationally. If you visited other countries, you would realize the most expensive country in the world is America. In Europe, the costs of food, hotels, and transportation is cheaper than America. In Asia, you can get a five start hotel at Marriott for like $100 per night. Even in wealthy places like Singapore, restaurant food is like a quarter of the cost compared to America.


Yes most things are cheaper, but food is not "a quarter of the cost compared to America" in Singapore. Maybe 20% less, not 75% less.

Yes this stuff is cheaper generally in Europe and Asia, but obviously flight cost can overwhelm that, especially in peak season.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 22:26     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
I wouldn't know. We spend our travel money on overseas trips to see aging parents in our home country. It's sad that I haven't visited much of the US with my kids.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 22:20     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
Yep, we alway travel overseas and I know we spend less than the neighbors who have never been anywhere but OBX.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2025 20:59     Subject: Traveling internationally is cheaper than domestic travel
I don’t know why people think you have to be rich to travel internationally. If you visited other countries, you would realize the most expensive country in the world is America. In Europe, the costs of food, hotels, and transportation is cheaper than America. In Asia, you can get a five start hotel at Marriott for like $100 per night. Even in wealthy places like Singapore, restaurant food is like a quarter of the cost compared to America.