Prices in the United States rose an average of 8.2% in a year, but in Florida it had a much greater impact than the rest of the country because after the pandemic it was added a real estate boom which has caused the price of houses and rents to skyrocket. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach corridor inflation reached 10.7% per annum.
There is no doubt that this scenario has an impact on tourism of the region, where Thousands of Argentines arrive on vacation which will need a larger budget than last year.
Some reference prices to consider:
The average of a hotel room 3 star in Miami in the off season is $ 304 dollars per night plus tax, while last year it was $ 237.
A resort in miami it costs US $ 304 and last year US $ 265.
A Taco Bell menu a taco, fries and soda was $ 5.7 last year and now $ 6.3.
A Domino’s pizza it was $ 5.99 and now it’s $ 6.99.
inside a hamburger McDonald’s was $ 5.57 and is now $ 6.19.
A American coffee from Starbucks it was $ 2.55 and is now $ 3.55.
A gallon of milk (3.7 liters) cost $ 3.74 and now $ 4.21.
The admission to Disney in Orlando (average daily ticket cost) hasn’t changed much: it’s $ 135 and last year it was $ 131.
missing employees
Expert Ned Murray highlights another aspect of the phenomenon that has an impact on tourism.
said to Clarione that “Florida is a tourist state and what is happening with the real estate market is that at this price level there will be fewer workers in this industry, simply because of the cost of living that it means to live here, they cannot afford it.
And he warns: “We are already seeing so many restaurants and other businesses they no longer have employees or they have very few because a person with a basic salary cannot live here ”.
Murray adds that “standard hotels and even luxury hotels will be badly affected because, in this situation, they will have to pay their employees much more and this leads to higher prices for rooms, services, meals. Decidedly we will see everything grow much more“.
Miami, special correspondent
Source: Clarin
