Cheapest holidays to take with a weak Aussie dollar
The Australian dollar isn’t quite as strong as it used to be, but there are still overseas destinations where you can get value.
We take a look at the places where you can get most bang for your (Aussie) buck.
New Zealand – Good to go!
There’s never been a better time to head across the ditch and experience what a New Zealand holiday has to offer! An Australian dollar will get you $NZ1.10, which is significantly up from $1 it was trading at, at the start of the year.
Europe – Getting better
Traditionally the Australian dollar didn’t fare too well against the Euro, but it seems to be improving somewhat. An Aussie dollar gets you 67.77 Euro cents, which is well above the 61.58 it was buying for back in August.
England – Could be better, but not terrible
The Aussie dollar has edged down a bit against the English pound, but as anyone who’s ever bought a coffee in the UK would agree this is pretty standard. The AUD was fetching 52 pence at the start of the year, but has edged down to 47 pence.
Japan – Not exactly ideal
The Australian dollar was fetching 97.7 yen at the start of the year, but is actually down a little bit and will only buy you 88.4 yen at the moment.
USA – Much worse than it was
Many people are ruing the fact they didn’t go to the US a few years ago with the Aussie dollar well down from the 82.2 US cents at the start of the year. And economists expect this trend to keep going right up until it hits 60 cents!
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