Cheap Travel Does Not Mean You're Giving Up Comfort or Luxury! ®
2009
CRUISES, RESORT GETAWAYS,
AIRFARES, &
VACATIONS
Did you know that almost everyone
on the plane, hotel or cruise ship is paying a different fare? More
often than not, the price difference can be astounding! It doesn't
matter if they're in coach, business, or first class, they're all paying a
different price for the SAME accommodations, SAME food, or anything else that's
included in the package or ticket price.
The exception would be if it's a couple traveling together, and they
purchased their fare/tickets at the same time from the same company.
Think you can't travel in a bad economy? Or think you can't maintain the same luxurious hotel standards, and you would wind up in a roach-infested flea bag?
For years people have used coupons
for grocery shopping. There are even websites and "coupon gurus" that
teach you how to buy groceries with coupons and spend only a few dollars for
a weeks groceries. Grocery coupons have become much more popular in
the bad economy, but I predict "coupon shoppers" will still be coupon
shoppers even when the economy turns around. In a good or bad economy
why spend unnecessary money on travel.
Quite simply- These vacations are
Unsold hotel rooms, Unsold cruise ship Cabins, Unsold airline seats etc. Example: If you
owned a cruise line, would you rather have all of the cabins booked
before you sail? After all, when the ship pulls away from the
dock, they're not going to fill the rest of their cabins. The fare of
the cruise ship is not the only consideration. People spend millions
of dollars on extra things on the ship that are not included in the basic
fare. Such as gambling, the hair
salon, alcohol, souvenirs etc. And remember- the cruise line still has
to pay all of the employees aboard ship whether or not the ship is full.
The same thing goes for hotels and
resorts. Most hotels and resorts have a 30% vacancy rate even in good
times-barring conventions. With a certificate you often get to stay
FREE or for a greatly reduced rate (60% off). What could the hotel
owner possibl
y gain by giving away free or almost free accommodations?
Well, the maids, bus boys, cooks and other hotel employees must still be
paid whether the resort is full or empty. The management is hoping
you'll spend money in the dining room, at the bar, and other concessions.
They also hope you'll enjoy yourself so much that you'll come back another
time as a "paying" guest. We're often asked "how can you sell
that cruise or vacation for such a cheap price".
The majority of the hotels, cruise
lines, and resorts we're referring to are Nationwide brands 3 and 4
star, and even luxury 5 star accommodations.
Some of these vacations are used to promote "time share" projects or
other promotions. We personally do not; however, we often
receive phone calls asking if we have "a time share getaway". Some
people don't mind sitting through a presentation to get a free 'whatever'
they're offering. That's fine if that's what you want. It just isn't for us.