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Long-haul 'better value' as air fares soar, says specialist

Operators
Gary Noakes
20 December 2022

High short-haul air fares and package prices are driving some consumers towards long-haul holidays, Gold Medal has said.

The airline first started flying to Saint Lucia in 1999

The gap between short-haul and long-haul pricing has narrowed due to high demand and tight capacity following the pandemic.

This, combined with residual demand from Covid, meant sales were “buoyant” despite cost-of-living worries, Gold Medal Travel Group marketing director Sarah Lancashire told TTG.

“As a long-haul operator we feel we are benefiting from that already and we have marketed the point that you can go further afield for the same price, plus your money is going to go further.”