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No, there is nothing wrong, its the extras they dont add in to the headline price.

It depends what you are selling and how

If I am buying a package there should not be any extras unless they are upgrades.

Your the one who started the Thomson/Crystal ski carriage thread and now your saying their is nothing wrong with extra charges!

Bonfire wrote:It depends what you are selling and how

If I am buying a package there should not be any extras unless they are upgrades.

Your the one who started the Thomson/Crystal ski carriage thread and now your saying their is nothing wrong with extra charges!

You've totally lost me now!

Look, these are 2 totally separate things. Ski carriage is an optional extra for which there is a charge....I have not once baulked at the charge, but started that thread for clarification on exactly what the operators say IS ski carriage. The cost was never an issue, and its totally irrelevant to this thread.

You seem to have a bee in your bonnet about holiday prices, and the extra you get charged. Without sounding patronising, let me explain once again how this works:

Basic holiday price is often advertised, for example flights and accommodation. This is the price you are likely to see on a website and enquire. Lets say for this exercise the holiday is advertised at £500pp.

Add on to that baggage (which may be another £15 or so according to which airline they use)

Add on to that in flight meals if you want them (between £10 and £20pp depending on the airline)

Add on to that transfers (these are often not quoted as included, and are likely to be another £25 to £30pp)

Add on to that any fuel supplements applied to the flight advertised (have a guess at what these might be but lets say these are £10pp)

Add on to that your own options which you have worded as "upgrades" (for example ski carriage, prebooked seats on the flight, private transfers, etc)

Therefore, you end up with something like this:
Advertised holiday price £500
Baggage on the flight £15
In flight meal £15
Resort transfer £30
Fuel supplement £10
Ski carriage £30

Total: £600

Your initial advertised price of £500 has increased to £600, because of the additional items you require to add. In an ideal world, you'd get the £600 price advertised and book what the whole package includes, but £600 probably wouldn't get you to look at it in the first place!!!!

Unfortunately, when you buy a package there will be extras, like it or not I am afraid.
Hope this helps.

If I go to buy a car I do not want to be told that the car is in fact £500 more then the list price as the list price has no wheels included, it is fine to be told I can have better wheels for an extra £500 that is my choice.

If I go to a web site and opt for a package I should be able to buy that package at the price advertised, it is fine to be told I need to pay for extras such as ski carriage, meals on the plane but the basics should be included that is flight, transfers, room, if it is not it is not a package and should not be advertised as such.

Just booked a package to Livigno with Iglu ski and paid the same price as advertised + ski carriage, I have no problem paying the extras

Sorry had to edit put the edited bits in italic

Bonfire wrote:If I go to buy a car I do not want to be told that the car is in fact £500 more then the list price as it has wheels included, it is fine to be told I can have better wheels for an extra £500 that is my choice.

If I go to a web site and opt for a package I should be able to buy that package at the price advertised, it is fine to be told I need to pay for extras such as ski carriage, meals on the plane but the basics should be included that is flight, transfers, room, if it is not it is not a package and should not be advertised as such.

Just booked a package to Livigno with Iglu ski and paid the same price as advertised + ski carriage, I have no problem paying the extras

Your a bit fiery,Bonfire :wink:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Bonfire wrote:If I go to buy a car I do not want to be told that the car is in fact £500 more then the list price as it has wheels included, it is fine to be told I can have better wheels for an extra £500 that is my choice.

If I go to a web site and opt for a package I should be able to buy that package at the price advertised, it is fine to be told I need to pay for extras such as ski carriage, meals on the plane but the basics should be included that is flight, transfers, room, if it is not it is not a package and should not be advertised as such.

Just booked a package to Livigno with Iglu ski and paid the same price as advertised + ski carriage, I have no problem paying the extras

Your a bit fiery,Bonfire :wink:

I go up in flames on some subjects on others I just sit back and smoke although not in enclosed public areas these days.

Bonfire wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Bonfire wrote:If I go to buy a car I do not want to be told that the car is in fact £500 more then the list price as it has wheels included, it is fine to be told I can have better wheels for an extra £500 that is my choice.

If I go to a web site and opt for a package I should be able to buy that package at the price advertised, it is fine to be told I need to pay for extras such as ski carriage, meals on the plane but the basics should be included that is flight, transfers, room, if it is not it is not a package and should not be advertised as such.

Just booked a package to Livigno with Iglu ski and paid the same price as advertised + ski carriage, I have no problem paying the extras

Your a bit fiery,Bonfire :wink:

I could read the smoke signals :D


I go up in flames on some subjects on others I just sit back and smoke although not in enclosed public areas these days.

Bonfire wrote:If I go to buy a car I do not want to be told that the car is in fact £500 more then the list price as the list price has no wheels included, it is fine to be told I can have better wheels for an extra £500 that is my choice.

If I go to a web site and opt for a package I should be able to buy that package at the price advertised, it is fine to be told I need to pay for extras such as ski carriage, meals on the plane but the basics should be included that is flight, transfers, room, if it is not it is not a package and should not be advertised as such.

Just booked a package to Livigno with Iglu ski and paid the same price as advertised + ski carriage, I have no problem paying the extras

Sorry had to edit put the edited bits in italic

Should being the operative word. But 9 times out of 10 you can't. Deal with it.