Time to take a stand against school holiday price hikes
They are some issues that consumers continuously email me about; one of them is the hike in prices during the school holidays. The few times that I have written about this subject the response I received was that it is simply supply and demand; tour operators and airlines are taking advantage of families.
Consumer rant
One consumer wrote to me and said. He has been saving for over 2 years and they were looking at going to Florida during the Easter break 2010 but found for a family of 3 if they were to go during the Easter break there was an increase of between £400 and £500 per adult and about £300 for his son.
Holiday price hikes
I am not stupid, I know companies and airlines need to make money, and that they will always be peak times of the year like July and August when people want to head off for some sunshine, but, come on, increasing the price every school holiday to increase the price by £400 is just outrageous.
No option for families
You would think that companies would want to find repeat customers, but they are not going to if they feel mistreated because they have a family. It isn’t like that they have any choice. You take your child out of the school term now and you are fined.
Surely the government or European Union should be doing something about this.
Welcome your opinions
As usual I welcome your opinions and thoughts on this travel consumer issue. I know it’s an topic that I have written about once or twice before but I feel so strongly about how the travel industry is taking advantage of families and this should not be happening.
This post was syndicated from the Travel Rants Blog.
Time to take a stand against school holiday price hikes
