#travel-costs

#travel-costs

Laabs and his partner, after retiring, budgeted around $7,000 for travel, yet rising costs have made it challenging to sustain their travel dreams.

Clients often dislike paying advance retainers even though they can be refundable; however, a lawyer must secure their payment before taking on a new case.

The arrivals tax, impacting day-trippers in Venice, aims to tackle overtourism threatening the city's UNESCO heritage status, highlighting ongoing struggles with visitor management.

"I have a lot of return customers, and what I hear from them is, 'We used to come every year, but we can't afford to. Now we come every other year, or we come every three years.' They just can't afford to," said Joan Channon, owner of the Bamboo Restaurant and Gallery.

Vacationing is expensive. According to data from Pacaso, the average cost of just travel (domestic round-trip flight, airport parking, and rideshare) for a week-long vacation in 2024 for two people was $1,040, up 3 percent year-over-year.

"The imposition of the fines would increase the underlying fare. It's going to make it more expensive to fly and travel for people who don't want to have this type of product."