Now is the best time to take a vacation overseas!  In short:  the American Dollar is gangbusters compared to the Euro, the British Pound and the Japanese Yen. WHAT HAS HAPPENED?  Those afformentioned currencies have fallen like a rock in comparison to the U.S. dollar.  Here is how they compare: The Euro = $1.13 – […]
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Line says in spite of the fact that they are booking more cruise passengers than ever, they are actually making less money this year than a year ago.  Why?  Because there are so many competitors offering so many discounts and perks, they have had to offer huge specials of their own in […]
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I am just glad that I have already booked my hotels in Madrid, Barcelona and Venice (part of my Christmas present to my wife) in U.S. dollars. If I had done it in Euros, the cost of each nightly stay would be going up every day before we even get there. We thought it was […]
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