15 Recession Friendly Countries

Written on 06/03/2009 by Andrew Hickey in Travel

Heroe's Square is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary

Heroe's Square is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary

Strapped for cash, but still want to visit another country this year? Then check out the Forbes list of the best international destinations for U.S. citizens that will stretch your dollar a little further…and in some cases pretty far.

  1. Hungary - dollar growth: 30%
  2. Sweden - dollar growth: 31%
  3. Poland - dollar growth: 50%
  4. Colombia - dollar growth: 27%
  5. Brazil - dollar growth: 26%
  6. United Kingdom - dollar growth – 28%
  7. Russia - dollar growth: 35%
  8. Norway - dollar growth: 29%
  9. Jamaica - dollar growth: 23%
  10. Iceland - dollar growth: 60%
  11. Romania - dollar growth: 30%
  12. Chile - dollar growth: 22%
  13. Czech Republic - dollar growth: 23%
  14. Fiji - dollar growth: 42%
  15. Zambia - dollar growth: 56%
5 Comments - Leave a comment!
  • http://www.travelingthegreenway.com Sonya

    Thanks, this is a very helpful list for Americans planning their next travel adventure. I’m surprised by some of the countries who made the list.

  • http://www.intelligenttravelblog.com Marilyn Terrell

    Thanks a lot for providing this list so I don’t have to click 15 times through the Forbes’ site!

  • Pinochet

    Chile sucks!

  • http://notreadyyet Fred Shively

    Zambia! Are you kidding!?

  • Andrew Hickey

    I guess the people at Forbes believe it is worth the trip. Not exactly on the top of my travel list.