High cost holidays | France 2 | Envoyé Spécial

Purchasing power remains the major concern of the French. Were they able to forget this during this last vacation? For those who were fortunate enough to be able to get away, how did their holiday go? We followed some families in the South of France – middle class and upper management. For the first time they kept an account book to keep track of their spending.Merchants are all agreed: holidaymakers today negotiate everything – from the price of produce in the local market to the cost of the holiday rental. As for those little extras, they are rare.Holidays at knockdown prices are over! A guidebook to a rather special summer.