This is the new vacation equation. There’s sky, sun, sea… and price hikes. After two years of health restrictions, the French are torn between their desire to go elsewhere and their fear of emptying their wallets, while inflation topped 6% in a year, the highest since 1985.
Travel less far, less time, less money… everyone develops their own strategy to escape the mountain or lie on a corner of a towel on the beach no matter what. Despite a tight budget, Emma, a carer in her forties who had “After all these years of Kovid-19, we really need a vacation.”, arranged to leave for three weeks in July. In Alsace, this mother of two traveled nearly 3,000 kilometers to visit Loire castles before making the jump in the Dordogne. There was no question of canceling the stay he had been preparing for months. “Putting aside €100 a month” pay for rent in advance. “Food, rides…
Source: Le Figaro
