As I was reading the BBC News website today I saw an article headed Facebook ‘rant’ on school holiday costs sparks campaign
Now for my American readers when the British say holiday please substitute vacation. The word vacation means the same both sides of the ocean but somehow holiday has taken a different meaning for most Americans. So this is about vacation costs.
Here is an extract from the article
With about 250 friends on Facebook, Paul Cookson did not expect a “rant” he posted to have much impact.
He wrote that he was “sick to death” of being “ripped off” by companies which put up holiday prices outside school term time.
A few friends agreed, and followed his request to “share this post if you have also had enough”.
It soon went viral, and more than 143,000 people have shared it so far.
Supporters also began signing an online petition calling for government action and this has now gone far beyond the 100,000 signatures needed for a possible debate in Parliament.
Continue reading the main story With about 250 friends on Facebook, Paul Cookson did not expect a “rant” he posted to have much impact.
He wrote that he was “sick to death” of being “ripped off” by companies which put up holiday prices outside school term time.
A few friends agreed, and followed his request to “share this post if you have also had enough”.
It soon went viral, and more than 143,000 people have shared it so far.
Supporters also began signing an online petition calling for government action and this has now gone far beyond the 100,000 signatures needed for a possible debate in Parliament
Had enough. Mr Cookson’s initial post, entitled “school holiday rant”, asked why parents should be “penalised” for doing the right thing and not taking their children away during term time. It came about after he tried to book a holiday with his daughter.
He told the BBC he was stunned by the response on Facebook, with many people encouraging him to “carry it on and fight”.
So the 41-year-old set up a Facebook group called Holiday Price Increase, in which many people have shared examples of price changes. You can read the full article by clicking here
I can see both sides of the argument. Parents can’t take their family away during school term so it seems wrong to increase prices just when they can go away. Yet obviously it is out of school term time that the demand is highest so the rest of the year prices are lowered to attract customers.
So what is the solution?
In my opinion it is to vacation rent-free!
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God bless you,
Ray
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