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Click> The second search term is 'bekeplation'.
Recently, the term 'bekeflation' has spread like a fad.
It is a combination of vacation and inflation.
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As social distancing is lifted ahead of the summer vacation period, airfare as well as accommodation costs are rising sharply.
According to the airline industry, as of the end of July this year, round-trip ticket prices for the Incheon-New York route ranged from 3.2 million won to 3.33 million won.
It has more than doubled compared to 2019, before the spread of COVID-19.
The situation is similar for European routes.
Some of the Incheon-Paris round-trip routes departing on the weekend in July also exceeded 3 million won.
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In the same month of 2019, it was around 1 million won.
The situation in Korea is not much different.
According to the Consumer Price Index of the National Statistical Office, domestic group travel expenses increased by 20.1% last month compared to a year ago, and the price of eating out in the first quarter of this year was 6.1% higher than the same quarter last year.
Netizens responded, "I'm a 'break-up person' this year. I give up on vacation!", "For a family of four to go to the US, the ticket alone is over 10 million won. Everything goes up except my salary!"