Cheapest flight to London, February 2th,2007

Our task for 2th of February was to find from Travel Fair web pages cheapest possible flight from
Helsinki to London.

Web page to travel fair is: www.finnexpo.fi/matka

The cheapest I found was from Blue 1, www.blue1.fi

Course material about Pricing,February 9th, 2007

Product pricing:

Activities in tourism
• Tourism development
• Tourism promotion
• Tourism markets

Tourism development
• infrastructural development (f.eg master plans, traffic policies, regulations, restrictions, national legislation and international agreements
• education, research, international networks
• economical, social, political development
( f.eg. European Union)


Tourism Promotion

• promoting countries, areas and regions, cities, events, places of interest ( Unesco Sites), cultural attractions etc.
• promotion is all or partly paid by public funding; National Tourist Boards, Convention and Hospitality Bureaus (US), City or Municipality Tourist Offices, Tourism Branch Associations ( f.eg Rural Tourism Organizations )

Tourism Markets
• Tour operators
• Travel agents
• Incoming Agents
• Wholesalers
• Retailers

• SUPPLIERS:
• Traffic
• Accomodation
• Attractions
• Programs
•

PRODUCT PRICING
Market economy rules apply:

• market economy
• strategic planning
• business idea
• business plan
• product placement on the market place
• products
• images
• values

Different Cultures on The Markets ?

How do these cultures discuss of THE PRICE?
• The Americans?
• The Russians?
• The British?
• The Japanese?
• The Chinese?
• The Egyptians?
• The Saudi Arabians?


WEB SITES FOR LOW FARE FLIGHS:

www.sidestop.com www.easyvols.fr www.traveljungle.com www.luftgrop.com


The new clients in travel agencies and at tour operato´r desks:

business travel

widebody aircraft

added 1st class supplement (33,3% extra)




Y- airfare = normal economy air farediscounts :- child 50 %- student - infant 90%- pensioner- spouse added super sonic extra fare – Concorde SPACE TOURISM!!

www.sidestop.com

www.easyvols.fr

www.traveljungle.com

www.luftgrop.com

Pricing, February 9th, 2007

1. Please consult the Dutch Valkering Incoming agents CONFIDENTIAL TARIFF http://www.valkering-incoming.nl/index.asp
password:
valkering010794

2. Pick a destination of your choice, pick a hotel

3. Find an air fare

4. Create a tour package for a group of 10 special interest travellers ( you can decide their field of interest by yourself)

Pls use the excel-program when quoting the package fare

pls mail your excel sheet to

(exclusivity as a term of contract)