We’ve heard through the rumor mill that several tour companies are adding surcharges to their land packages due to the devaluation of the US dollar. Our sources tell the group at Pavlus Travel that Insight Vacations will soon announce that Insight will not raise any prices for 2008. More to follow…..
The Supreme Court made it easier for tour and cruise companies to dictate the price at which their products will be sold. In short more tour companies may limit travel companies from discounting their products.
In terms of the travel industry one premise has been that travel agencies that discount offer less service. It’s a bogus position. Like any other store if the service level is not at the expectation of a customer, the customer can shop at another store.
Several tour and cruise companies have already instituted rules prohibiting discounting. The net result is consumers are paying higher prices for their tours or cruises. By eliminating discounts these companies have also increased their direct sales saving even more in commissions that do not have to be paid to travel agencies.
I assume that the Senior Management individuals of these tour and cruise companies that prohibit discounting pay full sticker prices for their new cars.
Here’s a great way to see so many countries on a river cruise tour.
Oberammergau 2010 looks like an upcoming sell out. I posted an article some days ago about the Passion Play which is produced every 10 years. I placed a link where folks can request Free information about the Play, tickets, hotels, travel and tours and all I can say is that the requests coming in have exceeded our best estimates. Its going to be a sell out once again. If you would like Free information just click on the words Oberammergau Information
Prime hotels and tickets are scarce. Don’t be left out sitting in the nose bleed section.
Can you believe it? It’s almost the year 2010 and time for the Oberammergau Passon Play. My how time fly’s. Seems like years until my next paycheck arrives.
Once every ten years, a tiny, picturesque village in the heart of the Bavarian Alps re-enacts an event which draws people of every religious denomination from four corners of the globe to witness one of the most poignant and moving stories ever told. The play depicts the tragic and moving chronicle of Christ’s final passion. Its history stems from 1632 when Oberammergau was gripped by a deadly plague which killed almost half of the town’s population. In a final, desperate act of faith, the village elders pledged that if the village was spared, it would re-enact the passion of Christ every 10 years - for all eternity. Miraculously the village was spared and the villagers planned the very first Passion Play in 1632.
The Oberammergau Passion Play sells out years in advance. Tickets, rooms and airfare are very difficult to secure. If you have the slightest interest go to Oberammergau and register for free information about the play and all accommodation information.
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