The times, when the dollar notes dropped out of overcrowded valets were certain sign of just passed by group of rich American tourists are gone.
Not so many US citizens are leaving the country for vacations, and the dollar is not the same any more. British pound looses to Euro making the vision of holiday in the foreign country less appealing than ever.

But there is a light in this tunnel of misery for travel agents - the emerging markets.
The new players in worldwide economy grown fast, creating waves of hard working people, who now want to use their earned currency.
There are several Asiatic countries, including China and India, backed up by South America and Eastern Europe. There is also South Africa, Egypt and UAE.
The status is described by possession of luxury goods, but also by travel to foreign countries, that for a long time were beyond the reach, either closed by the political or economic boundaries.
Prepare for new wave of tourists!

[photo by iansand,flickr]