Inflation is making travel impossible — book a staycation in NYC and dupe it for Paris or London
NY Post
Continental taste, Coney Island budget.
With the cost of traveling to Europe soaring as “record numbers” of travelers flock overseas, even as the dollar weakens, the traditional summer destination could be out of reach for a lot of New Yorkers in 2024.
“There’s been such a huge demand for travel in the past three years, and lots of places are pushing up prices,” Graham Carter, director of Unforgettable Travel, told CNN. “People are wondering, ‘Is Europe worth it?'”
For many, the answer appears to be no.
A survey conducted by Tito’s found that 55% of respondents plan to staycation at or near their homes this summer, blaming the cost of travel, tight budgets, pet accommodations and “having just as much fun in their area.”
Fortunately for Gothamites, hanging around the neighborhood puts a world of entertainment, history and culture at their fingertips — more than enough to dupe a dream European vacation.
It was a flashback to NYC in the 1990s.
The killing of Iran’s tyrannical Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday in an unprecedented joint military attack by the US and Israel called Operation Epic Fury set off widespread celebrations from Iranians around the world — as President Trump said it would give them their “greatest chance” to “take back the country.” Meanwhile, in Iran, a lack of internet has made it impossible for Iranians to easily communicate daily conditions. Over a period of three days, with limited VPN connection, an eyewitness currently in Tehran — who, for her safety, is concealing her identity — shared her account of life under a country in the midst of battle with The Post’s Natasha Pearlman.
After exactly 120 years, the curtain has fallen on the Theater District institution Barbetta, with the iconic Italian restaurant having served its final course Friday night.