Sjeltur

Last year I spent my holiday in the USA and Canada….  a nice circle from Toronto – Niagara – Washington – New York – Toronto
I had a lot of fun….. saw amazing stuff…. so – I really had a great time.

So; busy with making plans for my next holiday -> I am thinking of the following one; Houston – New Orleans – Orlando – plane to Toronto.

All this is starting in Holland…. – so lot of preperation; I need a plane – I need hotels – I need a car….

So – I thought “in time of crisis – the prices should be lower OR at least the same….”….

Especially after my little “failure of last year”; I booked my plane ticket and a week later – our Dutch Government announced they would stop a certain airport/plane tax….
THIS would have meant; my plane ticket about 60 euro cheaper…
But okay – this would start after the 1st of July…. – I traveled before that date….so => just “bad luck”.

Last week I started looking for my new plane ticket – thinking of “well – this time – it MUST be cheaper – as that tax is still not back”….

WOW – that is wrong thinking….

Same ticket is going to be 70 euro MORE EXPENSIVE…

But okay – car rental business must be bad uh..??
Less people renting cars etc etc…

Again; WRONG….
Same car is going to be about 80 euro more expensive…..

I checked the hotel in Toronto; surprise surprise – MORE EXPENSIVE….

My humble opinion; the financial crisis must be over…..
AND I am spending more money on my holiday this year…. pffff

BUT; I really do not want to hear the hotel business – the car rentals – KLM/NWA/Air France/AirCanada about “bad times” and “less sales”…..