[Simon Green]

In real terms, it costs 1/14 to travel across the Atlantic NYC - London as it did 100 years ago and today you do it now in several hours, not several days.

Exactly so. A hundred years ago, a European vacation would be literally a once in a lifetime experience for the average American. In contrast, I've visited over two dozen countries in the last thirty years ranging from Iceland to China to South Africa...and I'm firmly middle class.

I'll be going to Thailand on a food tour in January. I'll fly business class on points, and the entire two-week vacation will be under $2,000. The 21st Century has its advantages.

[Gay State Conservative]

In contrast, I've visited over two dozen countries in the last thirty years ranging from Iceland to China to South Africa...and I'm firmly middle class.

Ditto.I'm not even within 100 light years of being "rich" and if you take a minute to click on my profile you'd see that I've seen a fair portion of the world...all leisure travel (my job never required foreign travel...except to Canada).