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elleng

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Mon Jul 30, 2018, 11:10 AM Jul 2018

Paris, Chicago and Beyond: How to Have a Luxury Trip for Much Less Than You Think [View all]

A high-end vacation doesn’t have to mean spending big dollars. Here are 10 cities where you can have upscale experiences without paying premium prices.

'Luxury travel can be experienced in two ways: by paying top dollar or by paying less. Given the choice, wouldn’t you pick the latter?

Of course, the idea of what luxury travel is can differ depending on the person. For some, it means hotels with butlers and fancy sheets and flying first class; for others, it’s about hitting three-Michelin-starred restaurants and hiring the occasional private guide and car with a driver.

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how you define high-end travel. What matters is that it doesn’t have to be had at a premium price.

Here, 10 destinations where you can save money on an upscale trip without sacrificing a feeling of luxury.'>>>

Barcelona
Buenos Aires
Chicago
Hong Kong
London
Mexico City
Milan
Mumbai
New York
Paris

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/travel/luxury-trips-for-less.html?

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bookmarked FirstLight Jul 2018 #1
Me too underpants Jul 2018 #2
See my reply to FirstLight. CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #5
Please go. CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #4
OMG thanks for sharing! FirstLight Jul 2018 #17
In May I was there at the end of 2 weeks in France but for just 2 nights CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #18
I plan to live in the south south west... FirstLight Jul 2018 #19
Thank you, Ellen for posting this! CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #3
You're welcome, Curt, elleng Jul 2018 #6
My dreams are of France. CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #8
Been there (and others too,) elleng Jul 2018 #10
Well, after my trip to Tuscany last fall, it's a close second! CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #12
Something about the language gets me, elleng Jul 2018 #14
I studied Italian in college for 2 years and can still listen and understand and ready pretty well. CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #15
I only understand via my French, elleng Jul 2018 #16
bookmarked..... dhill926 Jul 2018 #7
I'm headed to Italy in October. iscooterliberally Jul 2018 #9
Great you're going! elleng Jul 2018 #11
If Milan, Lake Como. If time, Venice. Like Ellen said, FLORENCE is faboo. CurtEastPoint Jul 2018 #13
We start out in Reggio Emilia, but I have no idea which city we fly into yet. iscooterliberally Jul 2018 #20
Pisa and Pompeii a fair distance apart, 500+ miles. elleng Jul 2018 #21
I know it's really far, but they do have those super fast trains. iscooterliberally Jul 2018 #22
VERY exciting! elleng Jul 2018 #23
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