Excerpt from Seattle Times
Summer travel in 2024 will be “expensive in every way,” says Katharine Nohr. And she should know.
She’s planning a two-week adventure to Europe in June, which starts with a marathon flight from Honolulu to Zurich, where she’ll speak at a conference. Then she’s hopscotching across Europe — to Vienna, then on to the Olympics. She’s made plans to be in Nantes, France, to watch a soccer game, Lille for basketball and Paris for gymnastics, boxing and swimming.
All told, it’ll set her back five figures despite her best efforts, which include flying economy class and staying in the lowest-priced hotels.
“The trip is pricey, even with my efforts to economize,” says Nohr, an attorney from Honolulu. “But it’s a once-in-my-life adventure.”
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