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Originally Posted by MrAC1980
You can say that its better not to sail with 3 at $125 but I'm pretty sure next time those same guys want to book, they're going to book with someone there is a better chance of sailing with... I bet even sailing with 2, $250 will cover most if not all your costs to keep customers happy. Once again, difference business sense, each to their own...
And you're crazy with your "industry" standard thought process. The guy that mentioned that Groupon thing is getting warmer. You have to give people an incentive to go on your boat, let it be free food, longer hours or cheaper rates, etc. That Groupon thing wasn't all about money, that was cheap advertising!!
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There is another problem, there was a time when i was growing up and working on boats, there was no such thing as an open boat, and that was not to long ago.. Shared charter maybe, but no such thing as an open boat...
You can give incentives all you want, but why give away money? someone please explain that thought process. There is no "industry" standard, that is what i am trying to get at, but if you look at majority of the boats in the area they are all around the same prices except for some of the boats charging much less and going with less guys, why not just fish and enjoy yourself compared to taking on responsibility and liable for others? for what? we dont have long enough seasons to keep someone financially stable making minimum amounts of money per trip, we do not get to fish that many days in this area.
