We had debated postponing our trip because of the economy, but I think we would actually
lose money by not going. I went online to check ticket prices for the same time we are going this year (late October) just to see what they are and, at this rate, what we paid for two business class tickets (including taxes, fees, insurance, etc.) is darn close to the price of ONE main cabin ticket (not including taxes, fees, etc.)! Thankfully, the Airbnb we get gives us a great deal and we have some time to plan for savings, but sheesh it is hard to justify going with the economy going berserk. On the other hand, this will probably mean we won't go next year so we can try and recover a little. The only "upside" (if you want to call it that) is that everyone's 401k's/IRA's/stocks/retirements are doing the same thing... dropping like the Hindenburg...
so we are all in this together. Seems to be the theme of the world over the past few years, eh?
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Originally Posted by phrogg108
We had debated postponing our trip because of the economy, but I think we would actually lose money by not going. I went online to check ticket prices for the same time we are going this year (late October) just to see what they are and, at this rate, what we paid for two business class tickets (including taxes, fees, insurance, etc.) is darn close to the price of ONE main cabin ticket (not including taxes, fees, etc.)! Thankfully, the Airbnb we get gives us a great deal and we have some time to plan for savings, but sheesh it is hard to justify going with the economy going berserk. On the other hand, this will probably mean we won't go next year so we can try and recover a little. The only "upside" (if you want to call it that) is that everyone's 401k's/IRA's/stocks/retirements are doing the same thing... dropping like the Hindenburg...
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