Travel Affordability Quotes

For me, a good holiday is about value for money rather than things to see.

Foreign languages, I think they are important but I don't think it should be required because-actually I think they should be teaching you English and then teaching you how to understand double talk-a politician's double talk-not teaching you how to understand French and Spanish and German, when am I going to Germany? I can't even afford to pay my rent in America, how am I going to Germany?

I only go to Japan when there's someone who can afford to bring me there, and consequently I may never go again!

On reflection, I am always pleasantly surprised when ordinary members of the public stop me in the street to say, 'Thank you,' I guess for making travel and other goods and services affordable to them.

It's always been a luxury to be able to hop a plane to Paris, to Venice, to the Grand Canyon.

We have made flying so cheap, I'm afraid we are going to make it cheap at any cost.

In 1991, I didn't have $2,000 to go on vacation.

If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't come to Vietnam, I'd send for it.

Africa is really a place for the wealthy traveler. It's got some nice hotels, but they're very expensive hotels. It doesn't really cater to the backpacker or to the overland traveler.

Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.

I'm not a wealthy person and I don't think that I would be able to prioritize that much money to go for a ride to a place that I have already lived. But if the price comes down or I win a lottery or something, why not?