On "why we spend more on vacation." In a word: regret. This reminded me of something my dad used to say - "you should always buy something that you want on vacation because you never know if you are coming back." He never traveled outside of being a soldier in WWII (which he said he didn't like because people shot at him). And as a family, we only ever went on vacations to Cape Cod. Travel and vacations were a different thing during his lifetime. That said, regret is one of the saddest words I know. Very rarely (and happily) do I get close to regret in my day-to-day life, but on vacation where time is limited - regret hovers all the time. I'd rather spend more and not have that haunting feeling.
On "why we spend more on vacation." In a word: regret. This reminded me of something my dad used to say - "you should always buy something that you want on vacation because you never know if you are coming back." He never traveled outside of being a soldier in WWII (which he said he didn't like because people shot at him). And as a family, we only ever went on vacations to Cape Cod. Travel and vacations were a different thing during his lifetime. That said, regret is one of the saddest words I know. Very rarely (and happily) do I get close to regret in my day-to-day life, but on vacation where time is limited - regret hovers all the time. I'd rather spend more and not have that haunting feeling.