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Originally Posted by pmrid
The Ularu fiasco is another example of Australian tourism killing the golden goose. We are charging so much for relatively little that we are pricing ourselves out of a large segment of the market.
Another example - my wife and I wanted to do a Kimberley tour last year - 14 days or so in a guided bus/4WD arrangement. We were quoted prices in the range $12-14K EACH and that did not include flights to-from Darwin. Instead, we flew to South America and had an 18-day cruise through the Patagonian glaciers, Cape Horn, Santiago, Buenos Aires and all for under $6 grand EACH.
I'm sure there'll always be people willing to pay the prices Ularu and the like charge. But for people wanting value for their hard-earned, Australian tourism isn't the place to go shopping.
Peter
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On the other hand, there is another phenomena at work. Many years ago back in the 90s I knew a guy who was partners in an outback touring business which used four wheel drives. When they charged reasonable prices for the time - something like over $100 a day - they didn't have much business.
Then they tripled the price, and in his words, they had to beat back the Japanese tourists with sticks, as they all suddenly wanted to go on the tours.
Regards,
Renato