Volume 2, Issue 1
March 2009
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What is the Real Cost?
The first thing to consider is the nature of the Turkish holiday. With one or two exceptions, resorts are more self-contained and travel around the country is not as free as it is in Corfu. As a result, more excursions are taken, booked through the resort rep. and
charged at many times the actual value – what is the real cost?
The second issue is money exchange and, whilst the perception is that UK pounds go further, consider that GBP are changed into Turkish Lire before departure, Travellers Cheques converted in resort are subject to high exchange rates and any
The second issue is money exchange and, whilst the perception is that UK pounds go further, consider that GBP are changed into Turkish Lire before departure, Travellers Cheques converted in resort are subject to high exchange rates and any
money remaining has to be re-converted at the end of each stay. Each stage of this process attracts significant commissions and restaurant or shop transactions on credit card attract further commissions that miraculously pop up on your next statement. What is the real cost?
cost less is not a true reflection of the real situation.
Look at a holiday in Turkey, for example, let us consider what is the real overall cost. Travel companies’ brochure prices may show a lower cost per person than an equivalent holiday in Corfu, but how can that be? Many of us know that accommodation owners in Roda receive as little as 4 euros per room per night, or 56 euros for two people for a two-week holiday – less than £25 per person per holiday. Even if Turkish
Look at a holiday in Turkey, for example, let us consider what is the real overall cost. Travel companies’ brochure prices may show a lower cost per person than an equivalent holiday in Corfu, but how can that be? Many of us know that accommodation owners in Roda receive as little as 4 euros per room per night, or 56 euros for two people for a two-week holiday – less than £25 per person per holiday. Even if Turkish
Then there is the cost of goods in the shops. A much-travelled friend summed this up recently.
A Turkish widget will cost a Turk 1 euro say, for a Greek it will be 3 euros, to a Brit. 5 euros and to an American, 7 euros, thus proving that the cost of anything is what you can get for it.
Add to this the very real risk of being duped into paying many more times than the advertised cost when purchasing ‘local specialities’ and again we ask – what is the real cost?
A Turkish widget will cost a Turk 1 euro say, for a Greek it will be 3 euros, to a Brit. 5 euros and to an American, 7 euros, thus proving that the cost of anything is what you can get for it.
Add to this the very real risk of being duped into paying many more times than the advertised cost when purchasing ‘local specialities’ and again we ask – what is the real cost?
landlords gave their rooms away for free, that is the extent of the saving. Consider also that the nearest Turkish airport is at least an hour’s flying time further than Corfu and alarm bells begin to ring. Who is benefiting most from this three-way deal, is it the Turkish landlord, the UK holidaymaker, or the travel company?
