Bucking A Weaker Buck

摘要

You've booked your plane ticket, made hotel reservations, and located the vineyard that produces your favorite wine. But you may not have noticed that the U. S. dollar, after years of strengthening, is starting to fall―and that can upset vacation budgets. "People often don't plan for their money needs as carefully as they do for their touring needs," says Maria Mendler, spokesperson for Citibank. Now, some products make it possible to lock in the current value of the. dollar. That way, you can protect against a further erosion of the greenback and its purchasing power.