I'm sure someone here can explain this to me.
I recently got a travel brochure in the mail for a guided trip. It looked interesting so I sat down and read it. As I read, it got more and more intriguing. A part of the world I've never been to, a great itinerary, and a tour operator I trust.
So, just as i'm getting to the last page of the brochure, I see the prices, and after adding up everything that would be involved, I calculated the total to be around $50K for two of us.
OK, that's so far out of my price range it isn't even funny, but certainly reasonable for many people. What I can't understand is that the brochure made mention of all kinds of little perks, like a subsidy for your airfare, free bar tab, etc., etc. if you signed up before a certain date.
In my mind, little perks like that would be so insignificant to the total trip cost, that they are meaningless. Why would a trip operator include those tidbits? Surely the folks who would be borderline on affording it are a very small subset of those who might sign up?
I recently got a travel brochure in the mail for a guided trip. It looked interesting so I sat down and read it. As I read, it got more and more intriguing. A part of the world I've never been to, a great itinerary, and a tour operator I trust.
So, just as i'm getting to the last page of the brochure, I see the prices, and after adding up everything that would be involved, I calculated the total to be around $50K for two of us.
OK, that's so far out of my price range it isn't even funny, but certainly reasonable for many people. What I can't understand is that the brochure made mention of all kinds of little perks, like a subsidy for your airfare, free bar tab, etc., etc. if you signed up before a certain date.
In my mind, little perks like that would be so insignificant to the total trip cost, that they are meaningless. Why would a trip operator include those tidbits? Surely the folks who would be borderline on affording it are a very small subset of those who might sign up?