Savings doesn't smell any better than it does right now for dollar-packing visitors to Europe, who are taking advantage of favorable exchange rates at places like Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands.
Netherlands —
Savings doesn't smell any better than it does right now for dollar-packing visitors to Europe, who are taking advantage of favorable exchange rates at places like Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands.
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"The dollar hasn't been this strong since we crossed over from the lira to the euro (in 2002)," says Ginger Pozzini of U.S.-based <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdesigningitaly.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Designing Italy</a>. For dollar-packing visitors, guided trips through places like Palinuro (pictured) on Italy's Amalfi Coast are about 30% cheaper than they were in 2014.
Italy —
"The dollar hasn't been this strong since we crossed over from the lira to the euro (in 2002)," says Ginger Pozzini of U.S.-based Designing Italy. For dollar-packing visitors, guided trips through places like Palinuro (pictured) on Italy's Amalfi Coast are about 30% cheaper than they were in 2014.
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A bank account full of Benjamins won't keep anyone warm at night -- unless they're using them to pay for a cheap(ish) night under the northern lights in one of Finnish Lapland's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kakslauttanen.fi%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">glass-covered igloos</a>.
Finland —
A bank account full of Benjamins won't keep anyone warm at night -- unless they're using them to pay for a cheap(ish) night under the northern lights in one of Finnish Lapland's glass-covered igloos.
Kakslauttanen Igloos
A stay on one of Santorini's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astrasuites.com%2Fen%2FAccommodation%2Fpool_suite" target="_blank" target="_blank">premium pool suites</a> overlooking the Aegean Sea can currently be snapped up for $640 per night -- that's a $250 saving on 12 months ago.
Greece —
A stay on one of Santorini's premium pool suites overlooking the Aegean Sea can currently be snapped up for $640 per night -- that's a $250 saving on 12 months ago.
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"I don't even know if the American public is aware of the bargains to be had," says Ellen McNulty of New York-based<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lynotttours.com%2Findex.html" target="_blank" target="_blank"> Lynott Tours</a>, which has been helping Americans plan trips to Ireland for 42 years. "We haven't seen a situation like this in ... I can't remember when."
Ireland —
"I don't even know if the American public is aware of the bargains to be had," says Ellen McNulty of New York-based Lynott Tours, which has been helping Americans plan trips to Ireland for 42 years. "We haven't seen a situation like this in ... I can't remember when."
Tourism Ireland
You can go bananas at the opulent Peninsula Paris and book a night in the Terrace Suite for $7,700. A year ago, that would've cost $10,730 -- had it been open. The hotel opened its doors last August.
France —
You can go bananas at the opulent Peninsula Paris and book a night in the Terrace Suite for $7,700. A year ago, that would've cost $10,730 -- had it been open. The hotel opened its doors last August.
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The entrance fee for the stunning Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria costs $12 -- a bargain compared to the princely sum of roughly $17 dollar earners would have coughed up a year ago.
Germany —
The entrance fee for the stunning Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria costs $12 -- a bargain compared to the princely sum of roughly $17 dollar earners would have coughed up a year ago.
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Sorry, there's been no change at Monte Carlo's gambling tables. Losing your life's savings still costs the same as it did 12 months ago.
Monte Carlo —
Sorry, there's been no change at Monte Carlo's gambling tables. Losing your life's savings still costs the same as it did 12 months ago.
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