With the Euro at its lowest against the dollar in a long time,
the typical RS two- or three- star hotel would cost about $10 less per night
and a splurge dinner out would have similar savings, at least compared
to what I was paying in gastronomique spots in Lyon and Marseilles this
past August.
But we're not there right now, we're here.
What can we do to take advantage of the current exchange rate if we won't be back on the Continent until the days have lengthened, lightened, and warmed?
Posted by
Seattle
4637 posts
Exchange rate could be even better in summer. I would wait.
Posted by
Eugene, Oregon...Formerly Ventura, CA
2261 posts
Nothing. You can't do anything about it except spend money to go there so you can save money. Turn back around and look through the windscreen-you are looking at the rear view mirror ;-)
Posted by
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
2349 posts
"How can American travelers take advantage of the cheap Euro?"
You can start by buying her a drink.
Posted by
NOLA
57 posts
^^^^^^^ LOL!!!!
Posted by
2081 posts
mail,
well, if youre the planning types and know where you are going, you can start making your reservations and paying for somethings now. However, its a crapshoot as to if it the Euro goes lower/higher or the US Dollar goes higher/lower you may still loose.
happy trails.
Posted by
San Francisco
14499 posts
Save now, scrape together what disposable income you can for when you want to go, say Feb or March or later, don't hesitate and go. The Euro may continue its downward slide until a point. For me it has gotten below where I want to see it, ie, below $1.24. It's at $1.18. In the pre-Euro days whenever the dollar reached a certain low point vis-a-vis the D-Mark, the Central Banks started to buy up dollars. We'll just have to see with the Euro.
Posted by
Magyarország / Rep of Texas
17854 posts
Go to Europe and spend money..................
Posted by
Longmont, CO, USA
527 posts
Buy that villa in Tuscany now:-)