“We especially need to go on vacation”: these French people who leave despite inflation

Ilona Langlois, edited by Romain Rouillard 7:43 p.m., July 09, 2022, modified at 7:46 p.m., July 09, 2022

Going on vacation despite inflation.

This is the difficult equation that many French people are still trying to solve.

While the rise in prices, which flirts with 6%, is hurting the portfolio of the French, many of them have adapted to make the most of the summer rest. 

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"We especially need to go on vacation so we will do with the means at hand. Me, I have two children so anyway, we will necessarily take advantage of it", testifies this father at the microphone of Europe 1 while that this mom plans to cut back on expenses, once there.

“We may be more careful about going out or restaurants for example. I am the mother of a little boy and it is true that when I hear all his friends, girlfriends who say that they are going on vacation, it's a little heartbreaking when you don't know if you're going to be able to pay him a vacation," she says. 

Reduce vacation time or opt for system D

For others, it is the length of vacation that has been reduced.

"We only took a week, we are a little more careful. We have put some money aside for the holidays", says this man.

"This year, it will be one week instead of two. And it will probably be tent camping to change from renting, which costs a little more", develops this woman. 

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Another solution: opt for system D in order to control expenses.

"The budget is tight every year, this year even more so. My husband is fitting out our Trafic (utility vehicle, editor's

) so that it can be used as a bed for us. It's a back-up solution," says this lady.

Despite the rise in prices, the determination of the French to change air seems intact.