Euro exchange rate is problem for Brits, too

[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

Actually, I read an article on Streettalkbolg.com that the American version of vacation or "staycation" is taking hold in Britian. Many are electing to take their holiday and just stay home. What a horrible thing for us to export from America.

I suppose the colloquial equivalents in the UK are "I'm going to Ourgate", pronounced Argate and "I'm going to Romania" i.e. going to remain here!

[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

So, the message is all Brits should be vacationing in the U.S.; we're cheap!

Great idea in theory, but as Carolinian has pointed out in the past, our wonderful Government has put heavy surcharges , read taxes, on flights.

[PeelBoy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PeelBoy]

The article mentions Tunisia and Egypt in particular for north Africa, and Croatia and Bulgaria for eastern Europe.

The Canaries belong to Spain and are therefore in the € zone. They are been overbuilt with timeshare for years, as reflected in the availibility tables in the European version of the RCI directory.

I noticed DAE has a week in Sunny beach, Bulgaria. The resort name is like Balkan Breeze Resort.

I searched Internet and found tons of UK websites offering a two bedroom for a week for only like 175 pounds.

Airfare from North America to Sunny Beach is $2200. That from London is like 275 pounds, i.e. over $500.

After factoring in airfare, Bulgaria is not attractive anymore.

I need a reason other than affordability, e.g. attractive women and men or delicious seafood, to justify the trip.

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

All of my local professional staff have taken their vacations at the beach in Bulgaria this summer with package deals. Personally, I am going to Croatia in a few weeks (DAE exchange). From what they tell me, the Bulgarian beaches are full of Germans as well as Brits. While I have been to Romania's Black Sea beaches, I have never been to those in Bulgaria, myself.

For Brits, the best bet to get to Bulgaria would be an LCC like Easy Jet, which would be a lot cheaper than what you quoted if bought early enough. There are probably charter flights to Bulgaria from the UK as there are from here.