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Teresa - again 2011

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Bristle Boy:

--- Quote from: johny rebel on September 26, 2010, 10:07:54 PM ---only trouble is dont think theyle be able to get near thomsons prise as flights are to expensive we have booked for may and september next year for £670 in may and £650 in september this is in the self catering block for 2 people including transfer the prise in september is £100 less than this year To book flights seperate can cost more than £500 for 2 people
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Easyjet from BTL to Corfu and back - about £150-£170 per person. I guess via Gatwick flights are around £150 return - so one doesn''t need to use Thomson flights. I reckon if Leo charges say 250 euros/week self catering a couple could do 2 weeks for around £750.
Cheers

Rover:
You may find that there are compensation issues when you book flights and accommodation separately and something goes wrong - eg volcanic ash cloud. I do not know what advantages the apartment owners get from being with Thomson, but clearly Thomson will squeeze prices to get best deals for its clients. I personally doubt that there are enough 'loyal' clients to fill all rooms for the season, but the extra received per room by going independent may enable them to have empty rooms but still make money. I personally prefer the 'one stop' shop to book in SS. Anything goes wrong and they are responsible. Good luck to Teresa's though, and hopefully I will still be able to have a drink there?

loftyscot:
That price would imply around €30-€40 per room per night. A bargain.

Of course €60-€80 per night might be more like it and the Italians from over the water might snap it up when they pile off the various ferries. Good ole Teresas might think the bargain hunting Brits are just too tight with their money when it comes to spending it whilst at the accomodation and decide to go for another market, like non-Brit families who might spend more time at the accomodation and therefore more money going into the Teresa cash till.

Now then, before anyone has a (volatile) reaction to my theory, this is an entirely personal opinion. In no way am I dictating what will happen and therefore if anyone else thinks differently please feel free to share.  ::)

Sellsy:
Hi Loftyscot, you raise some interesting points regarding the free market approach which many property owners must consider when times are tough and the agents squeeze the margins. We went private at the Romanza saving about £200.It seems a % of rooms can be booked this way, however it appeared the vast majority of guests went through the agent as far as we could tell. I must admit we had not considered the reduced travelling costs our European neighbours may enjoy. Should more free markets open up I agree with your point that those who got there for less may heavily influence the accommodation market. On a personal level therefor, if the financial saving margins were reduced and were much nearer the brochure price, we may again resort to a package deal for the extra security this method brings. Sadly I believe this will mean less for the local owners. A final point, I wonder if all inclusive options may continue to gather pace around Europe? While not appealing to the more independent traveller they can offer incedible value for money especially to the family market. Should this growth continue I wonder how SS would be effected?

loftyscot:
Cheers Sellsy.

We book direct when going to SS, not that much of a price difference but then we get a much bigger apartment which is perfect. Challenge for us is that flights from Scotland need to be with Thomson or Thomas Cook who IMHO are not budget carriers, eg next year's flights were booked at the very end of July and we still pay £1k for 2 adults plus child from Edinburgh.

Re the All Inc option, we are going to Fuertenventura in two weeks for the Oct break and have picked up a 4* all inc week for £530 pp from Newcastle which we think is great value. Some of the SS locals this year seemed to worry about All Inc creeping into SS, Dimitri at Little Prince was talking about it....not very enthusiastically I might add.

Re the Italians, our hosts at Olgas tell us the ferry from Venice is a really cool way to go to Corfu if you fancy twinning up a short break in the Venice area or indeed the Alps or southern Germany and get the train down to Venice. My son (8) would love the adventure but i think the missus would prefer the more direct route. I understand some of the Brit seasonal workers travel via that route using ferry, train ferry across Europe as it allows them to haul their gear.

All the best

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