What do you mean by "Poor"? There's a sort of Elite vibe on this forum and one would get the impression that members are traveling and living the life of glitz of glam. I'm not sure how true that is. (I'm sure travel costs are covered by management)
My family fits into the bracket of holidaying 1-2 times a year, but we usually go for a minimum of 3 weeks and spend £5-£12,000. I don't think we're poor at all.
The parking costs, well that's just Northern Irish stinginess.