12 - Sunday, May 29, 1994 - North Shore News

WITH APPROXIMATELY three weeks left in the school
year, many people are gearing up for their annual family
vacation. When choosing where to go, finances play a big part
in the decision for both families and single travellers alike.
While the low Canadian dollar may keep seme people in
Canada, for others it doesn’t make any difference. An inter-
esting philosophy is that of Richard Curtis, author of Taking
Off: A Guide for the Uncommon Traveler. He says “... the more
you spend on your trip, the more you will tend to separate

Will the low Canadian dollar affect your summer vacation

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yourself from the people and places that should be experi-
enced, .. Money can tarnish travel’s gleam. Loads of cash or
plastic credit cards will present the temptation of deluxe hotel
rooms, swimming pools, tennis courts and golf courses which
insulate a traveller from the real personality of the land and
its people.” If you have the money and this is the kind of vaca-
tion you want, go for it! But the bottom line is, while finances
and exchange rates are important factors, they don’t have to
drastically affect your vacation plans if you don’t fet them,

plans?

Bob O’Brien

West Vancouver

No. I’m planning to go to
the east coast because that's
where I used to live. It has
nothing to do with the dol-
lar, but I den’t think it
would bother me anyway.
It’s a little cheaper in the
States, so it all balances out
in the long run.

Ann MacDiarmid

North Vancouver

No. I’m staying in Canada
so it doesn’t matter.

Barbara Mortimer

York, England

Yes, definitely it’s a consid-
eration, | had decided to
come here anyway, but the
Jow dollar has certainly

Gene Johnson

North Vancouver

Yes. Pdon't really know
where I'm going to go. | was
planning to go to Europe,
but the dollar isn't worth it.
(ll probably just stay here ...
except that’s not a vacation
because a vacation means
you vacate. I’m pretty happy
wherever I go.” ;

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Doug and Joyce

North Vancouver

We don’t - know. The fast
lime the dollar was low we
went through Canada and
we found that the hotels and

restaurants were. more

C pensive. In the States the
lar was more expensive, -
but everything else was

" less, so it balanced out. -

SURVEY TEAM

THE NORTH Shore News survey team telephoned.436 North
and West Vancouver residents to find out whether the low

Canadian dollar will affect your vacation: plans this summer.
The following is a complete breakdown of survey results:

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