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Started by Iceman in Ski Chatter - 23 Replies

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Iceman posted Feb-2009

Well, this is nothing really to do with skiing but I suppose could be applicable to skiing holidays:-

Cost of Honeymoon to Cuba for 2:£1700

2 x Upgrade too Premier Cabin £400

2 x Seat Reservation £50

2 x priority Booking £50

Total of add ons = £500

That is almost a third of the price of the main holiday again. They say there is no profit in holidays....no, it is in the bl00dy extras :evil:

(sorry, had to get that off my chest!!!!)
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

Edited 1 time. Last update at 26-Feb-2009

Ian Wickham
reply to 'How do airlines make money?'
posted Feb-2009

Iceman wrote:Well, this is nothing really to do with skiing but I suppose could be applicable to skiing holidays:-

Cost of Honeymoon to Cuba for 2:£1700

2 x Upgrade too Premier Cabin £400

2 x Seat Reservation £50

2 x priority Booking £50

Total of add ons = £500

That is almost a third of the price of the main holiday again. They say there is no profit in holidays....no, it is in the bl00dy extras :evil:

(sorry, had to get that off my chest!!!!)


So don't pay it, then they would not charge the add ons.. it's really simple they are there to make money and they do :evil:

Amanda n
reply to 'How do airlines make money?'
posted Feb-2009

or spend money on fantastic 5* ski holiday and dont get married :mrgreen:

Ise
reply to 'How do airlines make money?'
posted Feb-2009

I've just booked return flights to the UK for 70.- chf and I flew from Marrakech to Geneva for 80.- € the other day, all seems pretty cheap to me.

JonG
reply to 'How do airlines make money?'
posted Feb-2009

Hi :D

I have been looking at flights for my end of year skiing trip and Easyjet are doing flights from Luton to Geneva for around £4.50 each way.....mind you the airport taxes on top are £17.00 each way ,but then again a return flight to europe for less than £50 ain't bad :D :D :D

Also with car hire for a week less than £130 , its cheap however you look at it , always look around for the best deals...

Jon. :D
www  jonathan www.ski-bourgstmaurice-lesarcs.co.uk

Tony_H
reply to 'How do airlines make money?'
posted Feb-2009

Iceman wrote:Well, this is nothing really to do with skiing but I suppose could be applicable to skiing holidays:-

Cost of Honeymoon to Cuba for 2:£1700

2 x Upgrade too Premier Cabin £400

2 x Seat Reservation £50

2 x priority Booking £50

Total of add ons = £500

That is almost a third of the price of the main holiday again. They say there is no profit in holidays....no, it is in the bl00dy extras :evil:

(sorry, had to get that off my chest!!!!)


You didnt have to pay the extras, or go to Cuba, or get married, but you chose to. It better be a fantastic trip at that price!

I have never paid more than £80 for a return flight to Europe.
www  New and improved me

Ian Wickham
reply to 'How do airlines make money?'
posted Feb-2009

Tony_H wrote:
Iceman wrote:Well, this is nothing really to do with skiing but I suppose could be applicable to skiing holidays:-

Cost of Honeymoon to Cuba for 2:£1700

2 x Upgrade too Premier Cabin £400

2 x Seat Reservation £50

2 x priority Booking £50

Total of add ons = £500

That is almost a third of the price of the main holiday again. They say there is no profit in holidays....no, it is in the bl00dy extras :evil:

(sorry, had to get that off my chest!!!!)




You didnt have to pay the extras, or go to Cuba, or get married, but you chose to. It better be a fantastic trip at that price!

I have never paid more than £80 for a return flight to Europe.


My best deal was to southern Italy for £113 return, by the way that price was for the three of us :shock:

Edited 1 time. Last update at 26-Feb-2009

Bennyboy
reply to 'How do airlines make money?'
posted Feb-2009

amanda n wrote:or spend money on fantastic 5* ski holiday and dont get married :mrgreen:


She's got the right idea :D

Topic last updated on 28-February-2009 at 14:30