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Ten reasons to travel in 2009.

telegraph.co.uk — Money talks, and it is going to have a bigger say than ever on where we travel in 2009. The tumbling pound has sharply increased the cost of holidays in many of our favourite destinations. British travellers will find prices in Eurozone countries up by more than 20 per cent and and in the United States by 25 per cent.

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  • oveedrx, on 01/02/2009, -0/+31Reason to Travel in 09'

    The economy


    Reason to not travel in 09'

    The economy
  • awflasher, on 01/02/2009, -1/+19I love travelling :)
  • treytravis, on 01/02/2009, -1/+19Amsterdam, i will see you soon.
  • SniperZero, on 01/02/2009, -6/+22one reason to not travel in 2009
    1. the economy
  • Eggenheimer, on 01/02/2009, -0/+15Prepare to be disappointed.
  • DavidTurnbull, on 01/02/2009, -1/+15Probably a pretty terrible time to travel for us Australians, but meh. I've just finished high school and I want to see the damn world.
  • aethelberga, on 01/02/2009, -2/+12OTOH, that means the rest of the world can go to the UK for cheaper than normal. Liverpool, here I come.
  • o6uoq, on 01/02/2009, -0/+9I live and work in London. It's definitely going to make an impact where I choose to travel now. The beauty of the pound was that it was affordable to have a long weekend away within Europe. Not so much any more. Asia, here I come!
  • tavallai, on 01/02/2009, -1/+10The former eastern bloc countries are still on sale... Pints for roughly 80p, lap dances for a tenner... and a free case of chlamydia to take home to the wife!
  • xerexes1, on 01/02/2009, -2/+11I wish I was paid in £.
  • drlha, on 01/02/2009, -0/+8Did you miss the point of the story? The pound has fallen to extremely low levels against the Dollar and Euro. 12 months ago you could have got $2 for a pound, now its only $1.45.
  • linagee, on 01/02/2009, -0/+7one reason to travel in 2009
    1. House was foreclosed on, now you wander from house to house looking for a place to sleep.
  • RetepNamenots, on 01/02/2009, -1/+8I don't know where you're from, but 'most of the people in the UK are being made redundant' isn't exactly true... o_O
  • protodon, on 01/02/2009, -1/+6There is no misspelling of travel(l)ing
  • junkneo, on 01/02/2009, -0/+4Here we go, pain in the ass lists have started already, just one day into the new year.
  • aussieNickuss, on 01/02/2009, -0/+4The upside is that Australia is much more attractive to foreign travelers now because of the low dollar. More tourists means more $$$ flowing into our economy.
  • 0fingers0, on 01/02/2009, -0/+4Readily dugg. I'm still not sure about England for culture though. Come and watch us destroy town centres with vomit of a Friday evening. Appealing?
  • borez, on 01/02/2009, -0/+4With the Euro at close to 1:1 with the pound ( 1.0407 official at time of writing, which will mean a negative value at any airport or tourist exchange bureau ) I ain't going anywhere near Europe at the moment thanks.

  • vitaminz1990, on 01/02/2009, -2/+5So why is this on the front page, when so many of us are complaining about how ***** the economy is?
  • inactive, on 01/02/2009, -1/+4Considering most of the people in the UK are being made redundant and those that haven't been are either facing pay cuts or reduced working days, I don't see many people considering a holiday.
  • immatellyouwhat, on 01/02/2009, -4/+7I love when you misspell traveling :)
  • pantsperch, on 01/02/2009, -0/+3I was just in A-dam the beginning of December. That city has so much more going for it than weed and hookers. Take a bike tour. Get a broodje from this one place on the Singel canal that makes the best sandwiches I have ever eaten. Rijstaffel! So much to offer and so underappreciated.
  • immatellyouwhat, on 01/02/2009, -2/+511th reason... Get Bourne
  • Chineyz, on 01/02/2009, -0/+3I just got back from london yesterday.. Liverpool is not the best spot to visit. Nice but Central London was Awesome!
  • crossmr, on 01/03/2009, -0/+3those aren't reasons...those are places...
  • CanceledCzech, on 01/02/2009, -0/+3How can you tell you're reading a British article? When percent becomes "per cent".
  • bdbr, on 01/02/2009, -0/+3London is probably still outrageously expensive.
  • immatellyouwhat, on 01/02/2009, -3/+5You want to get paid in leafy E's?
  • robev, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2For some reason I thought the headline was "Ten reasons to time travel to 2009". I need more sleep.
  • linagee, on 01/02/2009, -1/+3This article brought to you by the travel industry.
  • inactive, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Can't go anyware in the next 3 years anyway, trying to save as much Money as Possible before 2012.
  • Heiminator, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2good idea,i just spent new years eve there,***** madness :-)
  • o6uoq, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Nor is reduced working days, considering the Government are going to introduce 29 days holiday in April.
  • inku, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Cheap alcohol and lovely girls is where it's at. Come to the Baltics!
  • aethelberga, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2I used to live in L'pool - I love it to death.
  • Mockylock, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Does this change the price of hookers?

    Now if I can only get them to charge by the inch.
  • ralftom, on 01/05/2009, -1/+3travel is one of my favourites all time.isn't it nice to travel around?
  • Willotree, on 01/03/2009, -0/+2Yay i'm rich!! .. Bang.
  • tsproule, on 01/02/2009, -0/+2Like robev above, and maybe others on the comment list, when I skimmed by my brain initially told me the title was "Ten Reasons to Time Travel in 2009". Now THAT would have been interesting!
  • duggdowncatisad, on 02/09/2009, -0/+1They banned smoking? Time to plan a trip to the UK, I like breathing clean air.
  • e2superman, on 01/02/2009, -1/+2What is amazing is that they picked mainly Europe locations. You would expect a more well rounded list.
  • Rotzooi, on 01/02/2009, -1/+2The Amalfi coast is insanely expensive and overrun by the wrong kind of travelers. Worth it, for a few days, but better go to Naples. Amazing city.
  • inactive, on 01/06/2009, -0/+1this is from a british perspective-- so a lot of these places are 1) easily accessible and 2) affordable thanks to the strength of the pound. but i think for a lot of people a lot of these destinations would be quite expensive/would take up a lot of vacation time...
  • Imachick, on 01/02/2009, -0/+1I was in the Republic of Ireland between Xmas and NY, and holy moly it's expensive for Brits to go there right now. I was getting 96 cents to the £. So effectively, for tourists the pound is trading below the Euro. Pint of Guiness = £5. 20 Marlboro lights = £8.30. A main course at a very, very cheap and horrible indian restaurant = £18.50. It was like being in Monaco.
  • SemandSeoforfun, on 01/02/2009, -0/+1Why not Italy and Amalfi coast?
  • Chineyz, on 01/04/2009, -1/+2Not really, I got dim sum for 2 in chinatown and it only cost about £13.50 tip included. So it was very much inline with what I spend here in the south bay. Keep in mind that the VAT was cut for the holiday.
  • anothrnbdy, on 01/02/2009, -1/+2Holy ***** boodjes are SO good. Does anyone have any idea where to buy them in the states?
  • treytravis, on 01/02/2009, -1/+2thats good weed money lol
  • AmazingSteve, on 01/02/2009, -1/+2I was thinking the same thing until I saw those airfares. Somebody forgot to tell the airlines that we're in a recession and that $1100 with TWO plane changes IS NOT a deal considering that I went direct for $869 last year.
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