Holiday prices have almost doubled for Australians wanting to get their powder fix if they have not already booked and paid for their accommodation. With the value of the Australian dollar crashing in the past few weeks against the Japanese Yen has forced a lot of travellers to cancel their holidays for the fastly approaching winter!
Property management companies are experiencing a substantial number of reserved rooms not being paid for as travellers look for better value alternatives for their summer holiday.
Staff have been let go from many companies to cut overheads as companies start to panic coming into what should be the peak time for bookings and preparations for the winter.
If you are one of the lucky travelers that booked and paid for your holiday near the start of the year you may be very lucky to have the town to yourself, no reservations being made to have dinner days in advance or having to line up at the Hirafu Gondola.
It could be flash back to the days when you could get out of bed at 11 after drinking beer and singing karaoke all night with the local pension owners and still be getting fresh lines all afternoon.
I miss those days! Maybe this year it will be back!
2 comments:
Yeah, man. I'm looking forward to it, actually. I sympathize with all the people getting bit right now, but all of my loot is in yen. Bring on the freshies!
Those days you speak of existed last winter. You just have to know where to go.
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