How Do We Bring You These Great Deals?
And more importantly, how does this benefit you?
In a nutshell, companies release promotional close-outs, extra seats and empty rooms, cancellations and unsold space to CruiseandVacationpackages.com within a few days or weeks of travel time.
Why do companies, airlines, hotels, resorts and cruise lines do this? Because they have to – if they don’t release it, they might not sell it and therefore will lose money. For them, it’s better to make at least a little something, than nothing at all. This inventory comes in at reduced prices for high-quality trips, empowering you, the customer, to find the best last-minute deals possible.
“Yield Management”: In English It Means “Good Deals”
Please let us explain how we are able to bring you these deals. In the cruises and vacations industry, prices fluctuate widely. This is intentional. Naturally, travel providers want to make as much money on a vacation as possible. Travel providers begin with the assumption that every vacation they want to sell is going to be a sell-out. A sell-out would give them maximum revenue for that vacation package.
However, in our experience, many vacation packages are not fully booked. For example, a cruise line offers a cruise vacation 6 months before departure. The cruise is originally offered at the price the cruise line wants to sell the cruise.
As cabins are booked, the price starts to fluctuate for remaining cabins, usually up since there are fewer available. Remember: they are trying to get the most revenue they can for that cruise. This is a very simplified example of a business term called “yield management”.
Now that you have a basic understanding of their process, let us share with you how to benefit.
Better Than Nothing for Them, Can Be the Best of Everything for You
Since all vacations do not sell out, the consumer becomes empowered. About two months before departure, travel providers start to think in terms of discounting the unsold space. At this point, the price typically falls dramatically. Think about this: when you have empty cruise cabins, airline seats or hotels, and most of your costs are fixed, it is better to get some revenue rather than none at all. This is where CruiseandVacationpackages.com comes to the rescue, both for the travel provider and the vacationing customer.
We are the “last resort” for travel providers to sell their remaining space. CruiseandVacationpackages.com contracts with most major, reputable travel providers to act as a clearinghouse. That’s why when you come to our site you will find vacations at discounts of up to 90%.
When you have a vacation time and/or destination in mind, start visiting our site about 60 days in advance. Look around; we have tons of offers and they are updated often.
When you find something you like, book it quickly. Due to the nature of our trips they sell out very fast. We don’t say this to rush you, but the cruises and packages offered on our site change many times over, on a daily basis. To get the deal you want, it is best to act fast – you’ll be glad you did.
So visit us regularly – New specials are posted every day!
It’s Your Trip, Your Dream, and We Want to Help Make It Happen
We hope this helps you understand how we are able to bring you these great deals on cruises and vacations. If you have any other questions, please read our Cruise FAQs. If those don’t answer your particular question, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Signing up for our newsletter (which only comes out, at max, about once a month) is another great way to keep up with deals.
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