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Not sure about 'wealthy' but, yes, the costs of travel are often understated. From the UK perspective, plenty of people travel but it's relatively short distan
by dazc 9y ago
Not sure about 'wealthy' but, yes, the costs of travel are often understated.
From the UK perspective, plenty of people travel but it's relatively short distances compared to the US.
There's also a lot of cheap-skating going too; like travelling as a couple and refusing to pay for designated seating but expecting other people to move so you can sit together; extending luggage restrictions as far as can be possible (what we call in the UK, taking the p*ss) and so on...
So, in other words, folks travelling on a limited budget for the privilege of being able to bore all their friends and family afterwards with their tales of exciting adventure to places like Barcelona, and such.
- always_good 9y agoI think the costs of travel are overstated. Most people I've met assume travel is out of reach unless they're wealthy. Even the author suggests that Prague and Barcelona are the same, but one has a fraction of the cost of living a fraction of the other. For example, you'd save money flying to Prague and living there for a year. Travel is expensive when people expect the same exact creature comforts and familiarities they have back home because that's what gives rise to the amusement park cities the article talks about. But that's criticism of some travelers and marketing, not of travel in general. And that's where the article drops the ball hard. I think we need more articles that fight against travel marketing, not articles that try to discourage travel at all. Most people already don't travel yet hold world views as if they do.
- dazc 9y ago'For example, you'd save money flying to Prague and living there for a year.' OK, sure, maybe I could but most people aren't able to work remotely so it would be out of the question.