International travel by Americans is up 8{1eea65b97f16eaff88b6449ec4bd61d0a337087596df763590ffb883bdd967ce} over last year.
But average trip costs have gone up a whopping 36{1eea65b97f16eaff88b6449ec4bd61d0a337087596df763590ffb883bdd967ce} in a single year.
And where are we spending the most money? That’s Italy. A week in Italy, including airfare, hotel and meals is now averaging more than $8,000.
Japan comes in at about $9,000.
And Portugal, once a bargain, is just above $7,000.
Are there any relative bargains left? Mexico costs an average of $3,500 for a week.
