How ‘Brexit’ Will Affect Travel to Europe

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'In the height of the summer travel season, Britain voted to exit the European Union, scrambling markets as well as the political picture. What happens in the aftermath of “Brexit,” as it is known, is far from clear, but American travelers heading abroad will see some immediate effects.

How does the Brexit vote affect Americans traveling to Europe and Britain?

The most immediate effect is in the exchange rates between the dollar and the British pound, which has recorded its lowest rate in about 30 years after the results of the vote were published, providing American travelers a discount on prices paid throughout Britain.

“Since yesterday, you get a lot more bang for your buck in the U.K.,” said Zach Honig, editor in chief at ThePointsGuy.com, which covers travel and incentives. “For lots of people, London is traditionally an expensive tourist destination, and with this shift the U.K. and specifically London probably are now within reach for a lot of U.S.-based travelers.”

The dollar has also improved against the euro, making travel within countries using the euro cheaper.

Is it a good time to book air travel?

Yes, but it has been so for the last six weeks, according to George Hobica, the founder of Airfarewatchdog.com.'>>>

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/24/travel/how-brexit-will-affect-travel-to-europe.html?

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1. People want to go back to the '50s.

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2. Some do, I suppose,

but I recall little, as I was a kid on my first trip 'over there,' October 4, 1957!

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3. Great for kids coin collections.

Dollars,pounds,pesetas,francs guilders,marks.lira.

"How much is that? Just pick out what you need."

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4. True, and we kept some for a while.

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5. Forgot the escudos, if you went through Lisbon.

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6. Never did Portugal!

Haven't been to Rhode Island in a LONG time, and then very briefly. Would like to return for the European culture there.

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7. Never got east of Italy that is why I left the drachma out.

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8. I only got to USSR and Poland and Czec and Austria as an adult.

ALSO Morocco on a day trip. And then, the EURO!!!

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9. I only went where there were US bases

and between them by rail.

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10. ALWAYS rail,

a major part of the experience! (Did fly Rome to Prague 7? years ago.)

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11. There was the time when the embassy in Norway

ran out of alcohol and we had to resupply them.

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12. HA!

Haven't been to Scandinavia.