Surprise, American Taxpayer! Everyone in travel from hotels to package tour providers to Disneyland is after your tax rebate.
With most Americans expecting to receive a tax rebate of up to $600 ($1,200 for married couples), there are plenty of ways to get the most vacation for your buck, say travel experts. Whether it’s a cruise, a tropical paradise, or family travel, these trips can all be done for under $600 a person.--AP/Collegian Online
According to a survey commissioned by Access America, 9% of the respondents are going to spend their rebate checks on travel. Mark Cipolletti, vice president for Access America, said that “When you consider that almost one in 10 Americans plan to use their rebate to take a trip, the news is particularly encouraging for the travel industry. That figure represents billions of dollars that will be spent on airfare, cruises, hotels, travel agents and other vacation-related expenses.”--TripHow
...we'll suggest how various family units might get the most travel bang for their stimulus-package bucks. In the spirit of economic renewal, all the money will stay in the United States, except for one recommendation that briefly dips an eensy bit over the border.--SF Gate
...travel marketers, already skittish about the effects of lofty airfares and record gas prices, are out to convince them it's their patriotic duty to spend the cash — up to $600 for individuals, $1,200 for couples and $300 for a dependent child under 17 — on a trip away from home.--USA Today
The sad truth around our house is that we're going to spend the money on boring things. I'm going to see a dentist, we need to get that nasty old carpet replaced, and we had to put a new windshield in the car. Still if I were able to spend the dough on travel related frivolities, here's what I'd do:
- 1200 dollars is about the cost of a round trip ticket to anywhere exotic in Europe and Asia. Airfare is always the biggest hit on our travel expenses - having the cost of a ticket covered would really take a chunk out of the expense.
- I dropped and broke my favorite camera lens in the Bangkok airport. A compact lens - mine was a 28-300 - is a superior travel companion and a good one is pricey.
- You can get screaming deals on packages to Hawaii from our hometown of Seattle and I can't get enough of Hawaii. I never get tired of Hawaii.It's not enough cash for two, but it's a good portion of the total costs.
- Two words: Road trip! For 1200 dollars, we could go camping and exploring for three weeks, no kidding. Sure, we'd have to pitch the tent and make our own dinners, but that's part of the fun.
Photo from Roadside Pictures on Flickr.
Are you taking a rebate vacation? What's it look like?
Pam blogs about travel and other adventures at Nerd's Eye View.
