50 % price increase in Fethiye big boat trips

[kayakebab]

20 to 25 tl last year, even less if you had a big group and haggled

Now a cooperative and 50 tl.  

Still cold spaghetti fish or chicken, optional chips at extra 5tl and 6 for a small beer.

[KKOB]

Just another new season rip off to add to the list.

[sunlover]

Total rip off

 sales will be going down at that price, i certainly would not pay that for sitting on a boat like sardines and eating cold/bland spaghetti with  fish or chicken  

[Highlander]

Can anyone tell me if operators such as Jerry Boat have to comply with those prices.

[nichola]

Linda I have taken this quote below from another topic you posted on...

"Fethiye big boat trips now a cooperative and charging 50 tl now"

Does this mean the big boat owners have got together and are now operating as a cooperative - which makes sense to me and long overdue considering how much it must cost to run and maintain a boat and when it runs empty/half empty all season ...

This I would assume excludes Jerry and others who run the smaller boats for limited numbers.

It might be worth bearing in mind that boat trips prices have been ludicrously low for years now and hardly risen at all, if at all actually.

I wonder if these prices will hold (they didn't last year) but that may be its the only way they are going to survive long term.

[Highlander]

Nichola - is it not the case that the boats do not travel so far out as they used to. The present Mrs H maintains that they are not allowed to.

[ovacik2]

We agree Nichola. We all want better but to provide better the businesses need profits.  The rip off occurs if the improvements don't come.  Same with Restaurants Bars Hotels. Just take a look at the improvements the whole Fethiye area has made over the last 10/12 years. For the businesses to progress there has to be profits and competition will keep the rip off  to a minimum. To extend the seasons and to attract new "punters" standards have to improve. Same Fethiye or here in the English Lake District.

[Highlander]

I think we have to be careful with the use of the term "rip off".

If the price advertised is 50tl and you are charged 50tl then you are not being ripped off. Whether or not you are being over-charged is another matter.

As I understand it there has been a substantial increase in fuel costs but I couldn't comment on the correlation nbetween that and the increased charges.

As regards the improvements made were these paid for by Bar/Restaurants and/or Boat operators through business rates or by Fethiye residents through general taxation[?]

[Jim Fraser]

kayakebab - did you pay through an agent or at the harbour.

[nichola]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

Nichola - is it not the case that the boats do not travel so far out as they used to. The present Mrs H maintains that they are not allowed to.

I don't know H  

To be honest its years since I went on a boat trip until last year through the forum I discovered Atlantis (?) and Jerry's boats and then we went on three. And excellent value and brilliant food on both although Jerry had the edge with the food.