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Wednesday 3 august 2022

Millennial Money: This year’s summer

travel FOMO is real

travel to your summer.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLU-
ENCE
Despite the realities, social
media can still make travel
look like a Pinterest-worthy
paradise.“There’s definitely
a fear of missing out,” says
Giacomo Moriondo, a Chi-
cago-based client services
manager at an aviation
services company, refer-
ring to seeing friends post
from scenic destinations.

The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone, Friday, April 23,
2021, in Surfside, Fla.
Associated Press

By DALIA RAMIREZ of Nerd- budgets or go into debt to
Wallet be able to take their dream Marriott Aruba Surf Club
Views from a tower in Por- vacation. PLATINUM SEASON
tugal, gondolas in Venice, “It’s pent-up demand,” 2 Bed Oceanfront $26,000

beaches in the Bahamas says George Hobica, 2 Bed Oceanside $18,500
2 Bed Ocean view $16,500
as you scroll through your founder of Airfarewatch- 2 Bed Garden view $14,500
social media feeds, it seems dog.com. “People saved 3 Bed Ocean view $28,000
like everyone you’ve ever up a lot of money over the WK 51 Ocean view $52,000
met is on a picturesque va- past two years and can af- WK 52 Ocean View $55,000
cation this summer. Com- ford the price increases.” WK 7 and 14 - all views
pared to the last two years, For many, the shift to re- GOLD SEASON
2022 is seeing a steep in- mote work has also made 2 Bed Oceanfront $14,000
crease in travel, especially travel more accessible. 2 Bed Oceanside $12,000
2 Bed Ocean view $8,000
international, and it may Yaslynn Rivera, a Los Ange- 2 Bed Garden view $6,000
feel impossible to keep up. les-based executive assis- 3 Bed Ocean view $13,000
The number of outbound tant at a video-streaming
international U.S. flights in- company, makes the most Marriott Aruba Ocean Club
creased about 97% year- of working remotely by tak- PLATINUM SEASON
over-year from April 2021 ing opportunities she would 2 Bed Oceanfront $32,000
to April 2022, according to have otherwise been un- 2 Bed Ocean view $19,750
U.S. International Air Travel able to pre-COVID-19. 1 Bed ocean front $16,500
1 Bed ocean View $12,000
Statistics. Airbnb data from “I have friends from child- GOLD SEASON
May 2022 also showed an hood and college who live 2 Bed Oceanfront $14,000
all-time high in long-term all over the country now,” 2 Bed Ocean view $11,500
stay bookings, with U.S. she said. “If I’m going 1 Bed oceanfront $9,000
travelers gravitating to- somewhere, it’s because 1 Bed ocean View $6,500
ward Italy, Mexico, Costa I know someone there,”
Rica and the Bahamas as she added, explaining her ** Destination Points $6.00 per
point
well as domestic beach near-constant location
destinations. changes. She stays with La Cabana Beach Resort
If you’re not planning to friends instead of booking 1 Bed wk 51 $6,500
travel this year, hearing hotel rooms and Airbnbs,
about other peoples’ va- and when she does book
cations might give you a a room, she sticks to a tight
twinge of FOMO: fear of budget. Other weeks are also available.
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