Request of an offer

HELENA HOLIDAYS Ltd.
Suolaketie 4
06400 Porvoo
Telephone: +358 9 99887766
Telefax : +358 9 9988776655
e-mail: elena.oxova@myy.helia.fi

Ms Ulla-Maija Rouhiainen
Lainlukijantie 42
00690 Helsinki

Dear Ms Rouhiainen

RE: YOUR REQUEST OF AN OFFER TO ARDENNES FROM 16.02.2007

Thank you for contacting us in requesting an offer to Ardennes on 1-7 of March 2007, week tour. We are pleased to offer you the following:

ITINERARY :

Flight:

Helsinki – Maastricht via Amsterdam, Thu 1 March 2007
KLM 1164, Departure: 6:10 am Arrival: 10:35 am

Maastricht – Helsinki via Amsterdam, Wed 7 March 2007
KLM 1718, Departure: 6:35 pm Arrival: 11:50 pm

Accommodation (6 nights)

Dolesca Park Resort

Baraque de Fraiture 3
6690 Vielsalm

Dolesca Park Resort is a charming and intimate family hotel and possesses a cozy lounge with fireplace, an inviting pub and restaurant serving delicious regional dishes. It is located only one hour away from Maastricht in the middle of the Belgium Ardennes on the Baraque de Fraiture.

Car rental (1 week)
Opel Vectra, Ford Mondeo or similar
Pickup place – Maastricht Airport Terminal
Working hours Mon-Fri: 08:00 am 06:00 pm
Pickup date: 01.03.07 Dropoff date: 07.03.07

FARE:

The return flights Helsinki Maastricht as indicated in the itinerary:

• flights ticket - 274€ per person

Accommodation at the Dolesca Park Resort:
(The price includes breakfast, taxes and service fee.)

• single room – 450€ per room/ 6 nights

• twin room – 594€ per room/6 nights

Car rent
(The price includes the insurance, fees and VAT. Mileage - unlimited.)

• car rent - 320€ per week

TOTAL FARE for 4 adults – 2910 €

The FARE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- personal travel insurances
- any personal or other costs that may occur during the trip and that are not listed in this offer


Our offer is based on the currency rates and travel regulations applied in the European Union on Ferbruary9th 2007.

We shall be happy to provide you with more information and make the necessary reservations. Looking forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience, we remain

sincerely yours

Elena Oxova

Tour to Amsterdam

Purpose:
Group of 10 people travel to Amsterdam to participate in the exhibition TINE 2007.

TINE is the annual event for the IT sector, will be held in the Amsterdam RAI International Exhibition and Congress centre from 08 to 10 May 2007.

Accommodation:

HOTEL OKURA AMSTERDAM - 5 star
Ferdinand Bolstraat 333
1072 LH AMSTERDAM

Hotel highlights:

• elegance and stylish luxury of 5 star level
• walking distance from the RAI congress centre
• the airport Schiphol can be reached in 15 minutes
• 335 comfortable rooms
• Top class accommodations!
• Most rooms offer a panoramic view over the city and are equipped with fast wireless access (Wi-Fi) to the Internet, individual air-conditioning and 24 hour room service

Flight route:

6 May 2007
Murmansk - Moscow (Sheremetievo) 5H 522

Departure 07:00 Arrival 09:15

Moscow (Sheremetievo) - Amsterdam (Schiphol) SU 299

Departure 10:40 Arrival 12:10

11 May 2007
Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Moscow (Sheremetievo) SU 230

Departure 13:10 Arrival 18:40

Moscow (Sheremetievo) - Murmansk CY 621

Departure 20:55 Arrival 23:10

Price:

Total expenses for group of 10 people are 9040€

Class notes

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Y-airfare=normal economy air fare

Discounts:
- child 50%
- student
- infant 90%
- pensioner
- spouse

added super sonic extra fare - Concorde
Space Tourism!!
added 1st class supplement (33,3% extra)


The new clients in travel agencies and at tour operator's desk:

- business travel
- special interest traveller
- events, educations, hobbies, honeymoons, guided cultural tours
- theme "the women of ancient Rome", paying for the quality and the expertise of the guide; bird watchers

The correct price is the highest price the client is ready to pay.
The bigger the "value" - bigger the profit margin.


Product pricing

• Tourism development
• Tourism promotion
• Tourism markets

1. Tourism development

• infrastructural development (f.eg master plans, traffic policies, regulations, restrictions, national legislation and international agreements)
Master plan => paid by government, municipality, private funds
• education, research, international networks
• economical, social, political development
( f.eg. European Union)

2. Tourism Promotion

• promoting countries, areas and regions, cities, events, places of interest ( Unesco Sites), cultural attractions etc.
• promotion is all or partly paid by public funding; National Tourist Boards, Convention and Hospitality Bureaus (US), City or Municipality Tourist Offices, Tourism Branch Associations ( f.eg Rural Tourism Organizations )

3. Tourism Markets

• Tour operators
• Travel agents
• Incoming Agents
• Wholesalers
• Retailers

Increase in competition (merge of airlines, investing, increase of market shares) Slot -time - best time on departure and arrival reserved for the national carrier

Suppliers:
• Traffic
• Accommodation
• Attractions
• Programs

Market economy rules apply:
• market economy
• strategic planning
• business idea
• business plan
• product placement on the market place
• products
• images
• values

Different Cultures on The Markets?

How do these cultures discuss of THE PRICE?
• The Americans?
• The Russians?
• The British?
• The Japanese?
• The Chinese?
• The Egyptians?
• The Saudi Arabians?

Assignments:
Map: http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanvu/kaart.html
Hotel: http://www.booking.com/hotel/be/quartierlatin.html?aid=100200;label=ardennes-AA;sid=5ecefc069cc116c1908a2815ddcd58ec;checkin=;checkout

Business Travel Group

Business Travel Group is a leading Destination Management Company and Incoming tour operator with offices in Saint Petersburg, Moscow and representatives in Sochi. We provide a comprehensive range of services business and leisure guests traveling throughout Russia (Sochi — Saint Petersburg — Moscow — Transsib).

Specialization in:
- Conference
- Incentives
- Corporate Events
- Special Interest Tours

The multi-lingual and highly committed management team, personal approach, experience and creativity ensure the best solution for every client's programme. Financial stability, quality control, commitment to excellence and flexibility, characterize BTG's philosophy and operation.

Business Travel Group - Moscow

VIP service in airports

• Domodedovo (Fast Track - 129€; VIP hall - 283€/adult, 142€/child)
• Sheremetievo 1and 2 (Fast Track - 103, VIP hall - 280€/adult, 140€/child)
• Vnukovo (VIP hall - 146€/adult, 73€/child)

Ground transportation

1. Transfers
Price per vehicle per transfer (Euro) Meeting Departure Between airports

Lowest 49 48 64
Highest 320 320 320

2. Car- rental
Price per car per hour (EURO) 15€ - 48€

Hotels

• 3 stars (eg. Tourist 42 - 166€/single room)
• 4 stars (Marco Polo Presnja Hotel 311 - 472€/single room)
• 5 stars (Metropol 390 - 2048€/single room)
  

MICE (Meeting, Incentive,Conference and Exhibitions)
Service prices are not available on the site.

BTG offer services mainly in three cities:

• Moscow
• Sochi
• St. Petersburg

The cities are listed starting from most expensive service offer. (Comparing prices on all the services mention above; according to the rates of the BTG)