Originally Posted by underpressure
All of this staying at home had nothing at all to do with the currency situation? For the article to by pass the fact that it now costs a German 30% more than prior to September 11th is not only silly, it is poor journalism.
Even at my age, I can tell it's the otherway around. In the light of the fact that Euro and the Sterling are worth more in US$ than they were prioor to Sept 2001, it would cost the Europeans less to travel to the U.S. When we went to Austria in Feb. 2002 during Valentine's day week, Euro was worth 89 cents. The last I checked a couple of weeks ago, t was hovering $1.20, having flirted with $1.35 in the past.