Starting a Golf travel company and need help
Discussion
Basically clients fly down to Spain and taken around in minibus, Web based can I include the flights in the package or is it better to get clients to get own flights as this would bring us into ABTA ?, who do I need to register my firm with as I am starting afresh/also insurances which will be the best ones, any help please.
Sounds like there is still alot to do on the business model!
Isn't this market already crowded and I would be surprised if it isn't. Have you had a look in a range of the golf mags to see what competitors are doing/charging and where you fit in that (sounds like lower end with the mini-bus?). How do you expect to contact the customer (via clubs, publications, advertising?). How much £££ and time will that cost?
I was thinking that with the Euro at a high, the green taxes on airlines and the general tightening of belts unless you were hoing to steal customers from the more up-market providers with a cheaper version of their service, the market could be tough. Are customers likely to stay home rather than look for cheaper options?
Might be easier to do what some of the cruise sellers do, negotiate bulk-purchase deals with the existing suppliers and then sell them on closer to the retail price?
Isn't this market already crowded and I would be surprised if it isn't. Have you had a look in a range of the golf mags to see what competitors are doing/charging and where you fit in that (sounds like lower end with the mini-bus?). How do you expect to contact the customer (via clubs, publications, advertising?). How much £££ and time will that cost?
I was thinking that with the Euro at a high, the green taxes on airlines and the general tightening of belts unless you were hoing to steal customers from the more up-market providers with a cheaper version of their service, the market could be tough. Are customers likely to stay home rather than look for cheaper options?
Might be easier to do what some of the cruise sellers do, negotiate bulk-purchase deals with the existing suppliers and then sell them on closer to the retail price?
It would be tricky to make money here, Its so easy to book your own with good discounts and car hire etc. Check out www.4golf.com to see how easy it is.
But I guess its a bit like the Ski resorts and there is always a new Company popping up.
But I guess its a bit like the Ski resorts and there is always a new Company popping up.
Twosheds said:
Basically clients fly down to Spain and taken around in minibus, Web based can I include the flights in the package or is it better to get clients to get own flights as this would bring us into ABTA ?, who do I need to register my firm with as I am starting afresh/also insurances which will be the best ones, any help please.
Twosheds,Firstly, congratulations with having an idea and trying to follow it through. I imgaine a lot of hard work has gone and is going into developing your idea and I hope it works out for you.
As a golfer myself, how would you market this product to me?
I've played in Spain before and car hire was one of the smaller costs of the holiday to be honest with you, the golfing 'essentials' cost the most, maybe I should invest in some more lessons and I won't lose so many balls!
Now if this service involes EyeCandyCaddy's then I might, just MIGHT be interested.
Best of luck.
I am also looking at starting a package holiday business at the moment. With the pound so low against the dollar and the euro, I think British tourism could be one of the few credit crunch winners.
Like others have said, look at your competition and see what they are doing, charging etc. What can you do different/ better etc.
If you are based in the UK and offering package holidays you have to comply with "the package travel, package hoilidays, and package tours regulations act 1992. Google SI 1992 No:3288. The main issue here is that as a package tour provider, any money that your customer pays you has to be kept in a 3rd party account untill after the completion of the tour. Basically you pay for their tour, then when the tour is over you get paid, so needs to be accounted for in your business plan.
Like others have said, look at your competition and see what they are doing, charging etc. What can you do different/ better etc.
If you are based in the UK and offering package holidays you have to comply with "the package travel, package hoilidays, and package tours regulations act 1992. Google SI 1992 No:3288. The main issue here is that as a package tour provider, any money that your customer pays you has to be kept in a 3rd party account untill after the completion of the tour. Basically you pay for their tour, then when the tour is over you get paid, so needs to be accounted for in your business plan.
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