[Idyllchat] Increased Cost of European Travel

[Sabre47 at aol.com]

Even though we are not taking (at least not at this point) an Untour this  
year I loved your breakdown.  It puts everything in perspective.
 
Thanks,
Deborah
 
 
In a message dated 3/30/2008 5:54:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dj.stewart at comcast.net writes:

Fellow Travelers,
 
Our summer 2007 Heartland Untour cost is  summarized as follows:
 
$5,078 ... Untour itself
1,920 CHF ... meals, coop, lifts, cash,  one hotel
 
At the then exchange rate of about $0.84/CHF,  the 1,920 CHF spent in 
Switzerland converts to $1,613 
 
$5,078 + $1,613 = $6,691 ... total cost of 2007  Untour
 
Repeating the 2007 Heartland Untour in  2008 would cost (neglecting inflation 
in Switzerland)
 
$5,278 ... Untour itself
1,920 CHF ... meals, coop, lifts, cash,  one hotel
 
At the present exchange rate of about  $1.00/CHF, the 1,920 CHF spent in 
Switzerland converts to  $1,920
 
$5,278 + $1,920 = $7,198 ... estimated total cost  of 2008 Untour
 
Thus, we figure that if we do a 2008 Swiss Untour  in the same manner as we 
did the 2007 Untour, it's likely to cost roughly  500 bucks more.  
 
For us, at least, considerable solace  is taken in the fact that, although 
the cost of the CHF has increased  almost 20% in less than a year, because that 
wonderful travel company in  Media PA increased the Swiss Untour price by less 
than 4%, it appears  that the total cost of a 2008 Swiss Untour is likely to  
increase by less than 8%.  
 
 
Happy Spring (no sight of it in Boston) and  happy travels,
 
Dick Stewart     
 
 
 


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