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By KATE HAMMER and JULIA WERDIGIER
Published: December 15, 2007
Margaret Dragonette arrived in New York last week -- three nieces, a
cousin and loads of empty luggage in tow. By the time Ms. Dragonette,
an administrative assistant for a nonprofit in Liverpool, was heading
home, her group had filled six large suitcases and five carry-on bags.
The bags were so stuffed with Juicy Couture T-shirts, Guess watches
and Croc sandals that her nieces would have to wear the Ugg boots she
was giving them for Christmas on the plane.

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VideoMore Video >> "Your money just keeps on going," said Ms.
Dragonette, awed at the buying power of her British pounds, each worth
$2.03 at the time.

The dollar was so weak, said her cousin, a 27-year-old nurse, "We had
trouble spending all our money." Add a new superlative to New York's
long list: world's most fabulous discount mall.

With the dollar near its lowest rate against the pound in 26 years,
and its lowest rate against the euro ever, many Europeans are looking
at the United States the way some Americans have long viewed Latin
America and the Caribbean and, once upon a time, Europe -- a cheap
place to flex their strong currency.

The situation is more than a potential blow to Americans' self-image,
it could be a blow to the world economy as some central bankers worry
about "currency tension," and many countries move trillions of dollars
out of their reserves and buy euros instead.

The dollar's fall has been so drastic, it has seeped into the popular
consciousness. In his last video, rapper Jay-Z cruised the streets of
New York flashing not a stack of Benjamins, but a fistful of euros.

The dollar had been at relatively low levels against the pound and
euro for most of this year, but in April it broke the $2 for £1
barrier and the exchange rate started to make headlines in Britain.
Travel soared.

"You already got high-quality holidays and friendliness and now you
even got the good prices," said Alan Waddell, chief operating officer
of Visit USA in London, which promotes British travel to the United
States.For a new breed of European tourists, working-class and first-
time visitors, the weak dollar is more than an everything-off coupon.
"It means we can come," said Inaki Benito, a 27-year-old bus factory
worker from Vitoria, Spain, who never thought he would be able to
afford a two-week stay in New York.

Even with the weak dollar, Mr. Benito and his traveling companion,
Eneko Ruiz-de-Samanie, a tire factory worker, had to rent an apartment
in the Bronx rather than stay in hotels, so they would have money
during for shopping and Broadway shows.

"This year is unbelievable," said George Chaves, the guest relations
manager at Fitzpatrick Hotels, two Manhattan hotels catering to
British and Irish tourists, for the last six years. "We're seeing
families of modest means, they're here for the first time and they
can't believe the purchasing freedom and the spending power they
have."

A standard room at one of the Fitzpatrick hotels costs about $460 a
night.

Though statistics are not kept by tourists' economic class or income
level, anecdotal evidence from travel agents and hoteliers, as well as
New Yorkers, suggested there was a huge wave of new visitors to New
York over the summer. The number of tourists from Britain, for
instance, was up 22 percent in August 2007, compared with August
2006.

The year-over-year increase for September was only 6 percent, but
indications were that this fall's travelers were more well-traveled
and even less budget-conscious.

More guests at Mr. Chaves's hotels are seeing Broadway shows, from the
orchestra seats, and he is making more reservations for them at
expensive uptown steakhouses like Bobby Van's, Maloney & Porcelli and
Smith & Wollensky. (No word on whether the flush Europeans are
tipping.)

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By KATE HAMMER and JULIA WERDIGIER
Published: December 15, 2007
Margaret Dragonette arrived in New York last week -- three nieces, a
cousin and loads of empty luggage in tow. By the time Ms. Dragonette,
an administrative assistant for a nonprofit in Liverpool, was heading
home, her group had filled six large suitcases and five carry-on bags.
The bags were so stuffed with Juicy Couture T-shirts, Guess watches
and Croc sandals that her nieces would have to wear the Ugg boots she
was giving them for Christmas on the plane.

Skip to next paragraph
Related
Paid in Dollars, Some Americans Are Struggling in Europe (December 15,
2007)
Enlarge This Image

VideoMore Video >> "Your money just keeps on going," said Ms.
Dragonette, awed at the buying power of her British pounds, each worth
$2.03 at the time.

The dollar was so weak, said her cousin, a 27-year-old nurse, "We had
trouble spending all our money." Add a new superlative to New York's
long list: world's most fabulous discount mall.

With the dollar near its lowest rate against the pound in 26 years,
and its lowest rate against the euro ever, many Europeans are looking
at the United States the way some Americans have long viewed Latin
America and the Caribbean and, once upon a time, Europe -- a cheap
place to flex their strong currency.

The situation is more than a potential blow to Americans' self-image,
it could be a blow to the world economy as some central bankers worry
about "currency tension," and many countries move trillions of dollars
out of their reserves and buy euros instead.

The dollar's fall has been so drastic, it has seeped into the popular
consciousness. In his last video, rapper Jay-Z cruised the streets of
New York flashing not a stack of Benjamins, but a fistful of euros.

The dollar had been at relatively low levels against the pound and
euro for most of this year, but in April it broke the $2 for £1
barrier and the exchange rate started to make headlines in Britain.
Travel soared.

"You already got high-quality holidays and friendliness and now you
even got the good prices," said Alan Waddell, chief operating officer
of Visit USA in London, which promotes British travel to the United
States.For a new breed of European tourists, working-class and first-
time visitors, the weak dollar is more than an everything-off coupon.
"It means we can come," said Inaki Benito, a 27-year-old bus factory
worker from Vitoria, Spain, who never thought he would be able to
afford a two-week stay in New York.

Even with the weak dollar, Mr. Benito and his traveling companion,
Eneko Ruiz-de-Samanie, a tire factory worker, had to rent an apartment
in the Bronx rather than stay in hotels, so they would have money
during for shopping and Broadway shows.

"This year is unbelievable," said George Chaves, the guest relations
manager at Fitzpatrick Hotels, two Manhattan hotels catering to
British and Irish tourists, for the last six years. "We're seeing
families of modest means, they're here for the first time and they
can't believe the purchasing freedom and the spending power they
have."

A standard room at one of the Fitzpatrick hotels costs about $460 a
night.

Though statistics are not kept by tourists' economic class or income
level, anecdotal evidence from travel agents and hoteliers, as well as
New Yorkers, suggested there was a huge wave of new visitors to New
York over the summer. The number of tourists from Britain, for
instance, was up 22 percent in August 2007, compared with August
2006.

The year-over-year increase for September was only 6 percent, but
indications were that this fall's travelers were more well-traveled
and even less budget-conscious.

More guests at Mr. Chaves's hotels are seeing Broadway shows, from the
orchestra seats, and he is making more reservations for them at
expensive uptown steakhouses like Bobby Van's, Maloney & Porcelli and
Smith & Wollensky. (No word on whether the flush Europeans are
tipping.)

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