8 Travel Spots Where The U.S. Dollar Buys A Lot

During a U.S. election year, it can be more tempting than ever to get out of the country for a while. This year, the dollar is playing along.
By Jason Notte ,

If you've been looking for an excuse to leave the U.S. for a bit this year, there have been few better opportunities to do so.

A presidential election year tends to make things far more tense stateside than they need to be. A strong dollar, however, is going a lot further than it has in several years, making an escape to a distant coast seem pretty appealing.

Granted, it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing around the globe this year, either. Brexit has thrown both the United Kingdom and the European Union a curve. Political instability and the Zika virus have made the upcoming Summer Olympics in Brazil look light a nightmare in waiting. China may be teetering on the verge of a financial crisis, Canada is still waiting to see how the first days of the Trudeau regime play out; throw in fears of terrorism in countries already targeted in 2016 and outright warfare causing misery and displacement and others, and it's quickly becoming clear that "escape" may not be completely possible on a connected globe.

That said, it stands to be a long period of time between now and Election Day. With the value of the dollar weighing favorably against some of the strongest currencies in the world right now, seeing other countries, meeting new people and enjoying something other than your nations' mutual woes is about as inexpensive as it's going to get. With some help from folks at SmarterTravel VacationRentals, we came up with eight destinations where the U.S. dollar is buying far more than it did even a year before...

This article is commentary by an independent contributor. At the time of publication, the author held no positions in the stocks mentioned.

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