How is tourism in Europe?

"nightjar .me.uk>" <cpb@<insert my surname here> kirjoitti
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> "Markku Grönroos" <kurkku@hassuserveri.fi> wrote in message
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>> "Tim C." <timchallenger.uk> kirjoitti
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>>> On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:35:52 +0100, nightjar wrote:
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>>>>> airport parking,
>>>>
>>>> £52 for a week is hardly going to break the bank.
>>>
>>> For you maybe. Some have tighter budgets.
>>> --
>>>
>> And it would be dull even if one could afford the bill. My horse had an
>> open door stable at home for 65 euros a year. Now, at more secure place
>> it is a bit more expensive. 52 pounds a week is banditry. Arrive in the
>> airport by taxi instead.
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> Which would mean leaving the airport by taxi, which would mean using the
> only cabs licenced to operate from the airport, which would cost more than
> the parking.
>
Everyone can do the arithmetic bit of work. There are a few variables
concerned: length of the ideal route between home and the airport; size of
the time frame one's car stands on a parking lot. Even if taxi drives would
become somewhat more expensive, I assume most travellers rather stick on
them than the self drive option.

In article <6d7gtiF19d8qU1@mid.>,
"tim....." <tims_new_home.uk> wrote:

> Is it? IME the cost problem with Scandinavian cities is a complete absence
> of 'budget' options. But at the medium price level, in the summer when
> business hotel rooms are sold at a discount, they are no more expensive than
> any other city and a lot less than some.
>
> And by the time that you have paid 1000 euro for your return fare, an extra
> 30 euro per day on food/lodgings doesn't notice that much.

I did find a good hotel deal in Stockholm last week. Actually, I think
they upgraded me.

It's the cost of meals, transportation, price for various venues, etc.
which seem higher than most European cities.

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 18:02:06 +0100, nightjar wrote:

>> Only insignificant to people who don't have to count every penny (or
>> cent).
>> If you're going on a Spanish holiday because it's cheaper than staying
>> home, and you're pushing the bank account anyway, then the extra 50 quid
>> can be an important factor. Maybe it's GBP50 less spending money, or it's
>> just to much over the limit to allow a holiday in the first place.
>
> However, it won't be £50. It will be the difference between £50 and the
> fares both ways for a family if they travel any other way. From my local
> railways station to the airport I normally use, for a family of four, the
> parking is an extra £9 and is a lot more convenient.

Maybe they get friends/family to drop them off. So all possible options are
open.

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Tim C.

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:28:07 +0100, Mike..... wrote:

> Following up to Tim C.
>
>> Maybe they get friends/family to drop them off.
>
> did you know Ken actually wanted to stop people doing that, miserable car
> hating git that he was. He called it "kiss and something or other" He's
> probably never taken a family holiday with kids starting from some place
> like here.

They're actually encouraging it here... "kiss and fly" I think it is.

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Tim C.

"Tim C." <timchallenger.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 18:02:06 +0100, nightjar wrote:
>
>>> Only insignificant to people who don't have to count every penny (or
>>> cent).
>>> If you're going on a Spanish holiday because it's cheaper than staying
>>> home, and you're pushing the bank account anyway, then the extra 50 quid
>>> can be an important factor. Maybe it's GBP50 less spending money, or
>>> it's
>>> just to much over the limit to allow a holiday in the first place.
>>
>> However, it won't be £50. It will be the difference between £50 and the
>> fares both ways for a family if they travel any other way. From my local
>> railways station to the airport I normally use, for a family of four, the
>> parking is an extra £9 and is a lot more convenient.
>
> Maybe they get friends/family to drop them off. So all possible options
> are
> open.

They could also walk to the airport, if you really want to clutch at straws.
However, in the context of the original post, parking is still not likely to
be much of a factor when comparing the cost of an average UK holiday with
that of an average foreign trip.

Colin Bignell

Am Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:37:20 +0300 schrieb Markku Grönroos:

> And it would be dull even if one could afford the bill. My horse had an open
> door stable at home for 65 euros a year.

You ride your horse to the airport and tie it to the check-in counter?

SCNR,

Frank