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The flight alone is unaffordable or very expensive for most people in the United States.
by JohnnyMarcone 2y ago
The flight alone is unaffordable or very expensive for most people in the United States.
- pydry 2y agoIf you amortize the cost of the flight across a month or so in a LCOL region it can be cheaper than staying home. Staying at home is also increasingly unaffordable for a lot of people in the United States, of course.
- danaris 2y agoYes, but most of the cost of staying home is 1) rent/mortgage 2) food And you still have to pay both of those if you're on vacation. Unless you're suggesting that people pack up everything they own, move out of their house, and go on vacation for a month?
- RetroTechie 2y agoThere's people that rent out their house a la AirBnB, while out on a month+ stay in a LCOL country. And in some cases come out ahead doing so, while having a vacation. Of course it varies from household to household whether it's practical (or wise) to do this.
- marssaxman 2y agoI have previously rented my house out on AirBnB, and it's not a switch you can just flip when you feel like taking a vacation; there is a lot of work you have to do to get your house ready to rent, and you have to establish (or maintain) relationships with people who can handle turnovers and other on-site services. A month would not be long enough that I'd feel like it was worth the hassle.
- pydry 2y agoI know tons of people who worked minimum wage jobs who saved up and packed up and went on vacation for a month somewhere where the basics are much cheaper than back home - e.g. a hostel in Thailand while living off street food. I did it too. If youre the kind of person who flits between luxury airbnbs and cruises then yeah, "travel is a luxury". There seem to be a fair few of those here.