Did you know countries go on sale? Or that countries can have surge pricing?
There has never been a better time to do actual research before embarking on a costly trip. Today's traveler faces skyrocketing travel costs (and disappointment) related to demand outstripping supply.
Partially because of global travel declines related to Covid, the US dollar has risen to multiyear highs relative to foreign currencies, leading to wild bargains abroad relative to US travel. One recent example, in the Summer of 2022, the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo (once rated #1 in the world) was $330. NYC? $1,100+!
More remarkable is that Tokyo was more expensive than NYC for years! Japan, since 1990, has been about 23% more expensive than the USA. With rising inflation in the US and a sharply falling Yen, now (June 2022) Japan is 30% less affordable than the USA.
In other words, a $1 item in NYC may have cost $1.23 in Japan historically but is now $0.70.
Savant Voyage uses local prices and currency exchange rates to show you how far your money goes in different places. But isn't a $300 hotel in Italy more expensive than a $200 hotel in the USA? Yes, but if that hotel grade would ordinarily be $500 in the USA, then it is a bargain.
This opportunity does not call for more of the same old travel shopping – looking for 'deals' on hotels or restaurants that fit your budget. This methodology is how you wind up in dull rooms and restaurants that cost more than exciting options in a bargain country.
Savant Voyage is a new way to discover travel using the tools global investors use to find investment opportunities. Investment opportunity? Your vacation is a significant investment.
Is France a better deal than Italy right now? How is Japan priced compared to history? How does a $300 hotel in Paris stack up against Italy and Japan? How much is airport transportation and Ubers in Spain compared to Germany? Top restaurants? Museums? Opera? This sort of comparison work is hard to do. Until now.
Real research is not simply picking hotels on sale or affordable restaurants for your budget. Because of most price screening travel sites, many travelers know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Savant Voyage tracks the price of a country relative to other countries as well as the historical patterns for that country. Comparative price information is helpful whether your travel budget is $1,000 or $10,000.
There are many ways to find a good deal on a 4-star hotel for the nights you are on vacation. Our focus at Savant Voyage is figuring out where (and when) to go in the first place before you start choosing hotels, restaurants, and entertainment options.
We crunch decades of global economic data to create easy-to-use snapshots and rankings so you can quickly narrow your search.
Choose right, and you won't have to get deals on hotels because you'll stumble into a place where everything is effectively on sale. The freedom to choose more freely is liberating.
