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until the price range becomes below $1000 or so there’s virtually no market. Probably because it's cheaper to fly and literally be somewhere and actually enjoy

until the price range becomes below $1000 or so there’s virtually no market. Probably because it's cheaper to fly and literally be somewhere and actually enjoy it rather than exist there for a minute or two and then get bored.

Iulioh 2y ago
I mean, once for one place, if you are able bodied and have a week of vacation. I feel like there's a difference...
- staplers 2y ago
  I feel like there's a difference... You're getting close to my point
  - Iulioh 2y ago
    At this point is basically quantity vs quality. And plus, visiting again some places could lead to ruin the previous good memory. That's the reason to take photos, is not like someone would argue that for them..
what 2y ago
Where can you vacation for $1000?
- vel0city 2y ago
  Spend a week camping at a state park nearby with the family. About $40 in transportation costs round trip for the whole family. Maybe $200 in food/snacks/other consumables. $70 for the yearly parks pass+ $15/night for campsite = $175. If I don't already have camping supplies, I can get decently kitted out for the family for this kind of camping for like $400. It'll last me a bunch of trips but let's assume you've got nothing. So that's like $815 for the first time, $415 every other time.
- vlovich123 2y ago
  The fidelity of a real local $1000 experience vs a fake one is a lot different even if you can’t travel as far.
  - what 2y ago
    That doesn’t really answer the question. What real local experience can you have for $1000 that isn’t in your back yard?
    - Flop7331 2y ago
      A lot of "meanwhile in Europe" replies here, but even within the United States there are great places you can fly to pretty cheap. Or make a road trip out of it. Yeah, you've gotta budget it, but it's not impossible to get somewhere, have a great time, and get back for under $1000.
    - tuwtuwtuwtuw 2y ago
      I got curious and looked. I'm from Sweden and for $1000 I could get to Cabo Verde, Madeira and or course most parts of Europe (like Italy, Greece, France). That is for flight and hotel. You need to eat as well of course, but that you need to do at home as well. I wouldn't call Africa my back yard.
    - nicoburns 2y ago
      I took a 4 day holiday to Athens from the UK for <$200 all-in (including flights and accomodation)
    - nine_k 2y ago
      OK, if you live in (Western) Europe, you can go, say, from Netherlands or Sweden to fabulous places like Barcelona or Rome or Istanbul, all very different, picturesque, and not hugely expensive. A flight, if you time it well, could cost less than €100, or even €60..
      - bratwurst3000 2y ago
        we in europe are lucky. i got a flight for 20€ to portugal and was staying there for a week for around 50€ a day. thats not even 500 bucks. this vr headset would be 5-8 weeks of holiday worth
- xandrius 2y ago
  Many many places of the world, if you are ok with not having all the comforts and more. Usually the most expensive thing is the flight, so you've got to time that well. Go to places for more than 2 weeks and in the lowest season and you can make that $1000 last a while. The limitations are generally on the traveller's side. Of course, if you're looking for a full paid cruise, with kids and must have perfect everything in the "best" season then you pay like the rest.
- kalleboo 2y ago
  From Europe, a 1 week package holiday in Thailand with flight+resort hotel included is $1000.
  - epolanski 2y ago
    Link? I really doubt this is true, I'm European and check this kind of stuff often.
    - dzikimarian 2y ago
      https://www.pepper.pl/share-deal-from-app/881457 https://www.pepper.pl/share-deal-from-app/881457 $700 - flight + hotel for a week
- saagarjha 2y ago
  There are dozens of options for me and I don’t even have to leave the state.
vegetablepotpie 2y ago
It would be a smart, albeit self serving political move for VR headset makers to be advocating for carbon pricing to make their offerings more competitive with that of the travel industry.

Iulioh 2y ago

I mean, once for one place, if you are able bodied and have a week of vacation. I feel like there's a difference...

staplers 2y ago
I feel like there's a difference... You're getting close to my point
- Iulioh 2y ago
  At this point is basically quantity vs quality. And plus, visiting again some places could lead to ruin the previous good memory. That's the reason to take photos, is not like someone would argue that for them..

what 2y ago

Where can you vacation for $1000?

vel0city 2y ago
Spend a week camping at a state park nearby with the family. About $40 in transportation costs round trip for the whole family. Maybe $200 in food/snacks/other consumables. $70 for the yearly parks pass+ $15/night for campsite = $175. If I don't already have camping supplies, I can get decently kitted out for the family for this kind of camping for like $400. It'll last me a bunch of trips but let's assume you've got nothing. So that's like $815 for the first time, $415 every other time.
vlovich123 2y ago
The fidelity of a real local $1000 experience vs a fake one is a lot different even if you can’t travel as far.
- what 2y ago
  That doesn’t really answer the question. What real local experience can you have for $1000 that isn’t in your back yard?
  - Flop7331 2y ago
    A lot of "meanwhile in Europe" replies here, but even within the United States there are great places you can fly to pretty cheap. Or make a road trip out of it. Yeah, you've gotta budget it, but it's not impossible to get somewhere, have a great time, and get back for under $1000.
  - tuwtuwtuwtuw 2y ago
    I got curious and looked. I'm from Sweden and for $1000 I could get to Cabo Verde, Madeira and or course most parts of Europe (like Italy, Greece, France). That is for flight and hotel. You need to eat as well of course, but that you need to do at home as well. I wouldn't call Africa my back yard.
  - nicoburns 2y ago
    I took a 4 day holiday to Athens from the UK for <$200 all-in (including flights and accomodation)
  - nine_k 2y ago
    OK, if you live in (Western) Europe, you can go, say, from Netherlands or Sweden to fabulous places like Barcelona or Rome or Istanbul, all very different, picturesque, and not hugely expensive. A flight, if you time it well, could cost less than €100, or even €60..
    - bratwurst3000 2y ago
      we in europe are lucky. i got a flight for 20€ to portugal and was staying there for a week for around 50€ a day. thats not even 500 bucks. this vr headset would be 5-8 weeks of holiday worth
xandrius 2y ago
Many many places of the world, if you are ok with not having all the comforts and more. Usually the most expensive thing is the flight, so you've got to time that well. Go to places for more than 2 weeks and in the lowest season and you can make that $1000 last a while. The limitations are generally on the traveller's side. Of course, if you're looking for a full paid cruise, with kids and must have perfect everything in the "best" season then you pay like the rest.
kalleboo 2y ago
From Europe, a 1 week package holiday in Thailand with flight+resort hotel included is $1000.
- epolanski 2y ago
  Link? I really doubt this is true, I'm European and check this kind of stuff often.
  - dzikimarian 2y ago
    https://www.pepper.pl/share-deal-from-app/881457 https://www.pepper.pl/share-deal-from-app/881457 $700 - flight + hotel for a week
saagarjha 2y ago
There are dozens of options for me and I don’t even have to leave the state.

vegetablepotpie 2y ago

It would be a smart, albeit self serving political move for VR headset makers to be advocating for carbon pricing to make their offerings more competitive with that of the travel industry.