Promotions and discounts on holidays in Greece: use right

Holidays in Greece is not a cheap pleasure, therefore Travel agencies are constantly trying to attract attractive customers. promotions and discounts. However, they need to be able to properly use, so let’s take a closer look at the nuances of rest “by special price. ”

05.06.2014

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Travel agencies are beginning to inform about promotions early booking almost immediately after the New Year and Christmas holidays. Well-planned vacation and savings – that’s what promises us advertising. But incredulous tourists are beginning to doubt: someone I heard somewhere that the same tours can be bought later, and even cheaper. What then is the meaning of early shares?

In fact, everything is quite simple. Early booking really gives you the opportunity to save on rest, but not always. It may happen that the package tour is sold closer to the departure date. at the same price as at the beginning of the season, there are very profitable Last minute vouchers. However, do not be fooled: in this way mainly sold unsold tours with low demand.

The main advantage of early booking is the ability to book exactly the hotel that later will be not available. Tourists who have been to Greece more than once know that the major network hotels can offer, for example, free accommodation for children up to 18 years, and this, you see, a decent savings. To that However, waiting and hoping for last-minute tours to Greece is a lottery: someone booked a hotel without any problems on a special offer, and someone is forced to “catch the leftovers”, as all previously attracted the hotels are already full.

Air travel is another factor that costs consider in the matter of early booking. High season ticket the desired flight may suddenly become a shortage. It depends on demand. in particular direction, the availability of charters, again, the same discounts, etc. But, in any case, who wants to experience extra stress before rest? Therefore, early booking is the ability to pre-arrange for themselves a convenient flight.

Presents

Gifts are another category of promotional offers that can be described by the well-known words “trifle, but nice!”. Pamper their customers like companies with a good reputation, who come up with very original ways to win over the buyer. In the role of a gift can perform a variety of things – from bottles of wine before a free sea walk. But, you see, such “little things” can sometimes work wonders!

Discounts

What discount can a tourist expect without being permanent? agency customer? Is it really possible to get really big discount tour or is it all the gimmicks and tricks to lure customers?

In order not to delve into all the subtleties and undercurrents tourist business, just state that get 5-7% a discount on a popular destination in high season is a very OK. It would seem that this is a small figure, but if we take into account the fact that the agency commission on the sale of the tour amounts to an average of 15%, and the agency makes discounts due to these percent, it turns out quite a different picture.

Each tour operator and travel agency has its own approach to this. question: someone gives discount cards to everyone, and someone very greedy and discards a percentage of the price whichever how many times the client has already used the services of the company. But, in any case, the main advice to a novice tourist: when making a tour ask, remind and insist on discounts. Moreover, a small amount for these purposes may even be initially provided in the price of the tour. And one more tip: they say that the travel agents magically act the words: “And in the company X they offer me the same tour cheaper. ”

Discounts from 30% and more are already last minute tours, and This is a completely different type of vouchers. Normal travel agency can not make a 30-40% discount on the ticket – because then it turns out that working at a loss. If you are promised sky-high discounts, ask what component of the tour fell in price (flight / hotel). If the travel agent leaves the answer – you are should be alerted.

And finally. Travel agents are people too. Like this connected with discounts? Here’s how: if you set it up in advance imagine a suitable hotel, figured out what kind of flight would you like to take and came to a travel agency with a tour already ready, then Naturally, you have every right to demand small concessions in price, because the agent can only arrange the necessary paper. АBut if you came in blissful ignorance and tormented for several hours interlocutor inquiries about how one hotel differs from the other, where the water is warmer and the sand is lighter, then after the question of Discounts manager may not think about you very well. And find a good personal manager is much better luck than “knock out” somewhere 4% discount. Agree if the person is really I tried and picked up the right version of the tour for you for a long time, he deserves its blood commission. And you will get your benefit later – when next time you come as a permanent customer.

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Based on the foregoing, it can be stated that the shares and discounts in the tourism business really “work”: they even and not big, but quite real. “Lucky” is in advance booked a good hotel or reduced prices by 5-7%. But demand from the travel agent a discount of over 10% on a popular destination – a waste of time, because who will voluntarily share with your earnings? A good relationship with a travel agent is expensive stand …