In Reply to: Pricing themselves out of the market posted by kaput on Friday, 26. February 2010 at 13:25 Bali Time:
20 yrs ago , i was paying $750 au for 2 weeks with accom at 3 star .
I had a good job earning around $800 a wk . In May it's costing us $400 for 10 nights at a 2 star on AA special , now our family are coming and paid the full price air fare on AA upon booking a few months back . They are paying $530 all up at 2 star . The 2 star now (which i regulary stay at ) is on comparison to the 3 star i stayed 20 yrs ago , without the tennis courts . To me Bali is very much more affordable than ever before , however there are many more forms of accom to 20 yrs ago . We can't take the kids from Perth to Dunsborough for 10 days for the same price , with similar accom . Pool bars , service at little cost etc just does not exist in Perth . My brother resides in Melb and 6 months back said he would never take his family to Bali , they hoiliday to Gold coast , Perth etc . At xmas i was telling him all about our 2 trips in 09 and he's looking now at going . Cost him 0000's to come to Perth at xmas . They're yuppies and do Rotto , down south etc . Its horses for courses , but Bali is a very cheap Holiday , although from what friends tell me Malaysia is very affordable too .