When did international flights get so frickin'

[janegold]

Jan 2, 2013 21:13:51 GMT -5 -Moe- said:

Dude. DUDE. Word.

And when did fucking miles programs get so prohibitive.

We're trying for a quick vacation in late February, and everything is so god damned pricy. EVERYTHING.

Ugh.

Same! We are having a hard time finding decent options under $3k for a four day trip in Feb. Ridiculous.

[Deleted]

It's just Euroope I think. In flying to Bangkok, round trip, with a 3 day stop over in Tokyo for $1K. DH is flying to India, Bangkok, Tokyo, then home for $3K. I was shocked they weren't. Ore pricey, though this is coach; I'm going to try to get upgrades to first class at the gate.

[frlcb]

Jan 2, 2013 21:17:59 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Jan 2, 2013 21:15:42 GMT -5 frlcb said:

We just spent $5000 for a family of 4 to fly from Atlanta to Madrid to the UK and back in March. It sucks.

For a family of 4 and two destinations, this is actually not that bad!

I used to fly from Atlanta to London every 4-6 weeks and paid $400-$500 each time. So it seems like a lot now that it is more than double

[Cioccolato]

I paid $1,600 to fly from Geneva-St.Louis this Christmas. INSANE.

[-Moe-]

I was looking into Sydney, and god damn it, everything was 2K. And about 150k miles. WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

[sonrisa]

Yangoon, Myanmar is cheaper than Rome or Paris. WTF?

[-Moe-]

Jan 2, 2013 21:50:05 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Yangoon, Myanmar is cheaper than Rome or Paris. WTF?

And that's just flights. Add on the actual vacation and everything triples.

Just know that it's going to be way more expensive.

BUT DO IT.

JUST DO IT.

[sonrisa]

I want to do the whole trip for two for less than 3K. Central America might be the only option, but I'm searching.

[-Moe-]

Oh, if that's the budget then definitely stay somewhere in this hemisphere. And close by.

[sonrisa]

Jan 2, 2013 22:02:13 GMT -5 -Moe- said:

Oh, if that's the budget then definitely stay somewhere in this hemisphere. And close by.

I can get Guatemala for less than $600/person. That would be a good start. We can do ruins and ancient art instead of impressionism or renaissance. The weather in Feb is good.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jan 2, 2013 21:56:16 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

I want to do the whole trip for two for less than 3K. Central America might be the only option, but I'm searching.

This sounds like an awesome option!

[-Moe-]

Jan 2, 2013 22:13:43 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Jan 2, 2013 22:02:13 GMT -5 -Moe- said:

Oh, if that's the budget then definitely stay somewhere in this hemisphere. And close by.

I can get Guatemala for less than $600/person. That would be a good start. We can do ruins and ancient art instead of impressionism or renaissance. The weather in Feb is good.

That sounds lovely.

I know that I'm biased, but PR has quite a bit of art and history, and lots of attractions that are age appropriate. Just a thought. And let's face it, being in Old San Juan is like being in many a old city in the Madre Patria!

And definitely under $3k.

[sonrisa]

I like PR :-) I think of it as an east coast destination so I hadn't checked.

[-Moe-]

IS your mom active? Can she hike? Does she like nature?

What about a place like Guadaloupe or Martinique?

Or Curaçao?

[sonrisa]

I can also get Maui for under 400. Hmmm. Not what I had been thinking but...

[sonrisa]

Barcelona is almost $900/person (with taxes) but the hotels are much more reasonable.

[vampsterdam]

I got Chicago-Barcelona flight (with a very easy layover in Philly) last October for $450 (with tax) that was more of a last minute flight.

My flight to NOLA this year was the same amount!

In '09, we got roundtrip flight during Easter week from Chicago-London and then Paris-Chicago for $500. Amazing deal.

However, this past September we ended up driving to Canada for a vacation. H didn't want to pay double or triple to go to Europe. I'm afraid those prices won't go down for a while though.

We have a wedding this year in India and I'm anxious to see how expensive the flight for that will be. Hopefully we can go...