£120 fine for holiday absence

[cornishfrogboy]

Originally Posted by Donz1979

So why dont they just keep a 'steady' price all year round?
I feel like ripping off and tbh probably still be cheaper just taking the fine, putting more money in govs pockets!

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Because the times of peak demand and price, subsidises quieter, leaner times when in probability the company will be running at a loss.

I live in Falmouth. I can assure you that the Hotels, Air BNB s and the like make very little between Sept- December, Jan - March. They price in order that at the end of every 12 month period, they have hopefully made a profit. They will also be trying to retain staff also during the quiet months, paying them with money from the Holiday periods.

[cornishfrogboy]

Originally Posted by ScoopsAhoy

The poster wasn’t talking about flights from what I can see.
I do think £800 increase for a glorified holiday camp is a huge rip off.

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I covered holiday resorts, although concentrating more on airlines simply because it is easier to cover supply and demand.

Like you, I would never consider paying £800 to stay at centre parks, Longleat. Clearly others (including some friends), will.
I have no doubt that it in the event that they charged the same price year round, then they would be out of business rather quickly. Again, it is a year round operation.

[WhereIBelong]

We holiday at Center Parcs... going next month. Their CEO has been very vocal. They do not increase school holiday charges... they adjust term time ones in order to maintain 97%+ occupancy year round at their UK
parks... bit messed up the past couple of financial years, but they reckon it may be met for this one if there are no more restrictions.

[Dinglebert]

Originally Posted by WhereIBelong

We holiday at Center Parcs... going next month. Their CEO has been very vocal. They do not increase school holiday charges... they adjust term time ones in order to maintain 97%+ occupancy year round at their UK
parks... bit messed up the past couple of financial years, but they reckon it may be met for this one if there are no more restrictions.

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OK what they are saying is that the school holiday price is the proper price but during non-school holidays the price gets reduced.

Seems like window dressing to me. Adds up to the same thing.

[EssexSue]

Well the fines still won't touch the amount saved will it?

[vampiress88]

It’s more the sickness that worries me as that can’t be helped. But mine have never been poorly for more than a week at school and that’s usually when they had tonsillitis. Sickness etc is usually a few days. So I wouldn’t imagine we would ever get the the 15 day sick mark but that’s a worry. I mean sometimes mine are also late. They don’t even go to school in the same county!

But I do currently have two holidays booked for November and May so I’ll get fined for them which I expected anyway. It’s the sickness one that’s made me ponder

[WhereIBelong]

Originally Posted by vampiress88

It’s more the sickness that worries me as that can’t be helped. But mine have never been poorly for more than a week at school and that’s usually when they had tonsillitis. Sickness etc is usually a few days. So I wouldn’t imagine we would ever get the the 15 day sick mark but that’s a worry. I mean sometimes mine are also late. They don’t even go to school in the same county!

But I do currently have two holidays booked for November and May so I’ll get fined for them which I expected anyway. It’s the sickness one that’s made me ponder

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They are not fining for sickness, they are investigating excessive, well, over 15 days... 3 weeks... sickness in order to provide support. What is the issue with that?

[lizzie145]

Bearing in mind how much uproar there was about children missing school and exams because of covid etc it has amazed me how many children have continued to miss school to go on holiday over the past few months.

Yes travel is educational but i bet very few produce anything following their holiday to support that reasoning.

There needs to be consistency across the country for this

[Wish on a star]

Typical,😂 my son is 10 this is the first year we will we have ever taken him out of school - 3 days tagged onto beginning of October half term!

Is the fine per parent like the £80 (I think) fines were?

[lovemickey]

Originally Posted by vampiress88

It’s more the sickness that worries me as that can’t be helped. But mine have never been poorly for more than a week at school and that’s usually when they had tonsillitis. Sickness etc is usually a few days. So I wouldn’t imagine we would ever get the the 15 day sick mark but that’s a worry. I mean sometimes mine are also late. They don’t even go to school in the same county!

But I do currently have two holidays booked for November and May so I’ll get fined for them which I expected anyway. It’s the sickness one that’s made me ponder

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They aren’t going to be fining you for childhood illnesses, they’ll investigate long term sickness.