have been released.
In addition to the current Q Class $799 Minimum Ticketed Price (East Coast) for package departures to 14th June 2006, the following fares have now been released and are available for booking by agencies through their preferred Wholesalers from today:
Bookings are subject to availability in N Class
Sale Period: 27 Jan 06 - 27 Jul 06
Ticketing Period: 27 Jan 06 - 30 Jul 06
Departures (as per Seasonality) 01 Apr 06 - 31 Mar 07
MTP (Minimum Ticketed Price)
ADL/BNE/MEL/SYD - DPS $ 899.00 Basic Season
$ 999.00 Shoulder Season
$1199.00 Peak Season
PER-DPS $ 649.00 Basic Season
$ 699.00 Shoulder Season
$ 799.00 Peak Season
DRW-DPS $ 649.00 Basic Season
$ 699.00 Shoulder Season
$ 799.00 Peak Season
CHILDREN Under 16 Years Basic Season
Under 12 Years Shoulder/Peak
MINIMUM STAY - 4 DAYS/4 NIGHTS (ADL 3 DAYS/3 NIGHTS)
MAXIMUM STAY - 21 DAYS
One has to be realistic and understand that any airline must make its fare structure sustainable; if not, they will not be in business for the long-haul.
When I cast my mind back many years, these fares are still actually lower than prople were paying ages ago. This is also the very first time, to my knowledge, that ANY airline has introduced special fares which run through until the end of March on the following year.
The surcharges for Shoulder and Peak Seasons are particularly generous when compared with prices previously charged for these periods. Families can now make firm arrangements for the July / September-October / Christmas-New Year school holiday periods and know EXACTLY what the price will be. Garuda is STILL the ONLY airline (except when API was flying) to offer Child Fares up to 16 Years - even if only for Basic Seasonality.
I noted a previous post where it was insinuated that Garuda was becoming greedy and that people may forsake Bali for other Asian destinations. Garuda is not being greedy - just being realistic - bearing in mind that it is a "full-service" carrier.
We market the World and as such are constantly being asked to prepare composite quotes for Bali so that clients can compare costings with other Asian destinations such as Phuket. I can assure you that Bali will ALWAYS be the most cost-effective destination.