When it comes to luxury adventure travel, Abercromkie & Kent is one of the most respected companies worldwide. But like nearly all other luxury travel suppliers, A&K has faced a challenging year. For consumers, that brings great news: Deals!
This Thursday, May 14, A&K will host an unusual Once in a Lifetime auction on five itineraries. Beginning at 9 a.m. Central Time (that's 10 a.m. our time), five trips will go on sale, with various dates available for each. The price will drop by 5 percent each 30 minutes until all trips are gone -- or the price reaches a max of 60 percent off. (That would happen at 3 p.m. Central time, 4 p.m. our time.)
A similar sale last February sold out, so it's worth watching the prices plunge and jumping before the final moment. Prices noted are per person, double occupancy. For full details and conditions, see the link above.
Trips available during this sale are:
- India, including Dehli, Udaipur, the Taj Mahal and game drives; 15 days with October-December dates. Original price $10,855;starting bid $10,312 with maximum reduced price of $4,342.
- China, including Shanghai, the Three Gorges and Beijing; 10 days with summer dates.Original price: $5,975; starting bid $5,676 with maximum reduced price of $2,390.
- East Africa, including the major reserves of Tanzania and Kenya; 11 days with June to November dates. Original price: $7,040; starting bid $6,688 with maximum reduced price of $2,816.
- Galapagos, with a seven night cruise on a 48-passenger ship; 10 days total with summer dates. Original price: $6,965; starting bid $6,617 with maximum reduced price of $2,786.
- Antarctica, 20 days cruising Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands with naturalists aboard. February 2010. Original price, $15,345; starting bid $14,578 with maximum reduced price of $6,138.
- European villa vacations: Seven nights in luxury villas in various locations, including Croatia, Italy, France and Spain. Daily housekeeping and pre-arrival grocery shopping included. Dates, size of villas and prices vary.
I was interested in reading this unique way to sell a holiday! In Europe, many villa agencies have reduced their rates, due currency issues and the economical situation. Its worth talking about deals when approaching a company.
http://www.qualityvillas.com has around 1/3 of its villas discounted, something that has never occurred before.
Posted by: Dan Thompson | May 14, 2009 at 04:22 AM