Originally Posted by
Volvic
A room rate of 199 USD that a few years ago should have been 220 EUR is now 135 USD.
I think your meant to say 135
EUR.
Originally Posted by
Volvic
So now, I can have longer vacations in the USA, stayng in a bit more upscale properties and so on... even doing a bit more of shopping here and there... from Levis's jeans*, to electronics, to paperbacks to...
And a shopping item you do not usually think of, is AAadvantage mile. Are they cheap ? No. Are they cheaper than in the past ? Yes, a lot more.
OK. So the current exchange rate favors the EUR over the USD. It sucks for me, it's great for you, but it's not exactly news.
Originally Posted by
Volvic
An EU home-stop over-KOA (or HNL or OGG)-stop over-home trip for 700 EUR (40K AA miles+ tax) is a lot cheaper than a normal paid ticket. Opodo just quoted my same trip 1538 EUR.
Sounds like you should buy the miles. Have you checked award availability on the dates you want to travel?