With the US Dollar down foreign tourism is on the rise and Yosemite officials are already feeling the pressure as booking for the summer season begin.
KCRA 3: “‘We see a fluctuation in Asian visitation and European visitation but everything we’re seeing so far –bookings, reservations, it’ll be a real big year for international visitation,’ said Scott Gediman of the National Park Service.
Foreign tourists said the trip to Yosemite is more attractive than ever due to a weakened U.S. dollar.
‘We spend the money very happy,’ said Saling Wong, a Taiwanese tourist who is currently visiting Yosemite. ‘[We] buy a lot of things we want.’
Yosemite welcomes three and half to four million visitors a year.”
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Being from Europe myself I can confirm that I’m looking forward to our upcoming vacation. The $/EUR-exchange is really “beautiful” as I’m getting close to $1.6 for one EUR today. However I must not forget to mention that we also came to the US when the exchange rate was more like $0.84 for one EUR. So we are coming regardless of exchange rates as we just love America! 😉