Exorbitant Cost of Upgrade to PE

I disagree with you. If you go onto the VS website and ask for a fare LGW to MCO for March 2013 on any day before the schools breakup, you will get an average fare in PE for £900. That is £500 more than the peak Easter fares of £1429. All the taxes, supplements etc will be the same whenever we travel, its just they do charge more when they know demand is there ie during school holidays. Always been that way.

I guarantee the Easter weeks price of £1429 will also be signifigantly less by the middle of April (once the schools go back). Also if you check a VH brochure the exact same happens, the higher holiday prices are when the schools are out.
Is it fair - No.
Is it anything to do with business profit - No.
It is - Simply making more money out of a few during the busy times but if we dont like it then we don't pay

I do think personally that the airlines will notice a drop in demand if they hike fares to these kinda prices just at certain times of the year.

Not sure what you are disagreeing with here. What I have said is FACT not my personal view point.
If you try to book a VH during the school breaks, look at the price breakdown, you will see a flight supplement for each person. This does not appear (when I try anyway) when you book outside of school breaks.

Just to add a bit more to your reply.
Did I pass a comment if it was fair or not?? Don't think so.
Is it to do with profit - Of course it is. VH and VS are here to make money. They are not just in business for our whims.

I disagree with you. If you go onto the VS website and ask for a fare LGW to MCO for March 2013 on any day before the schools breakup, you will get an average fare in PE for £900. That is £500 more than the peak Easter fares of £1429. All the taxes, supplements etc will be the same whenever we travel, its just they do charge more when they know demand is there ie during school holidays. Always been that way.

I guarantee the Easter weeks price of £1429 will also be signifigantly less by the middle of April (once the schools go back). Also if you check a VH brochure the exact same happens, the higher holiday prices are when the schools are out.
Is it fair - No.
Is it anything to do with business profit - No.
It is - Simply making more money out of a few during the busy times but if we dont like it then we don't pay

I do think personally that the airlines will notice a drop in demand if they hike fares to these kinda prices just at certain times of the year.

Not sure what you are disagreeing with here. What I have said is FACT not my personal view point.
If you try to book a VH during the school breaks, look at the price breakdown, you will see a flight supplement for each person. This does not appear (when I try anyway) when you book outside of school breaks.

Just to add a bit more to your reply.
Did I pass a comment if it was fair or not?? Don't think so.
Is it to do with profit - Of course it is. VH and VS are here to make money. They are not just in business for our whims.

Let me clarify for you. Disregard the word 'supplement' then, it was just you used the word saying you didn't think they put a supplement on fares during school holidays.

But the fact is - Both VS & VH charge more for fares and holiday packages in the school holidays, because its about demand and the fact they can do it and get away with it

As far as being 'fair' etc I was making a general statement not replying to anything you commented on :w :w

Not sure fairness comes into the market economy B) Does it p*ss me off yes - particularly given that even once the sprogs were gone we're still stuck to school holidays

Two solutions:

1) Your good lady wife retires and you are no longer dependent on school holidays.

2) You divorce her and marry me and we'll travel the world in off peak times

Ooops, just thought. Option #2 will involve alimony so scrap that. Press for #1 )

Ah, dear lady. Would it were possible. Option #2 would also involve first reassembling my body parts and then being hunted down for the rest of our natural by a woman with a grudge looking to cause pain with those blunt scissors they favour in primary education.

Option #1 it may have to be. Though only once what the Daily Mail refers to as her "gold plated pension" kicks in, by which time I may need all of that to feed a Complan addiction

In the meantime, it's back to spending the kids' inheritance...