Air Travel....
Air Travel -- a word of explanation:
Basically everything you need on this pilgrimage tour in included.
You will note that Air Fare is not included. This saves everyone money.
TrinityTour's goal is to make high quality Holy Land Pilgrimage possible for as many as possible -- and for reason we are really serious about trying to keep the cost affordable. We have compared prices of our pilgrimage with many others over the years -- and we are consistently less expensive when all the factors are included. Note: we have included just about everything in the package (even lunches and tips which many tours leave out.)
But we have quite deliberately not included airfare. Years ago Airlines gave substantial discount when groups bought a block of tickets -- today most airlines have changed their business model. Group discounts have largely disappeared. Our experience is that we get very good prices on tickets buying tickets directly -- about 3-4 Months before departure. If we included Air Fare, we would need to build in some margin for error as ticket prices fluctuate daily -- and we really have no room for speculation on ticket prices. So, Airfare is separate.
Here is how we do it:
About 4 months before departure we start sorting out possible flights. We then contact all who have registered for the pilgrimage and work with them to get them booked on the best flights for their departure city. We do try to get everyone on the same trans-Atlantic flight or on a couple flights with similar arrival times to make the logistics easiest. British Air and Air Canada were the best options on our 2015, Air Canada in 2017. In 2019 we flew El Al. In 2027 we expect it will be the Air Canada AC80/81 non-stop. Once we have made our choice of preferred flights we will be in touch with all of those who are booked. Some of you are old hands at booking flights online and will just do it yourself. Others might like some help with that and if so we will gladly assist. We will engage a travel agent in London, detail to follow, who will be familiar with our itinerary and able to assist those who prefer to have an agent.
What will it cost?
At present, direct return flights through Toronto -- are in the range of C$2000.
Basically everything you need on this pilgrimage tour in included.
You will note that Air Fare is not included. This saves everyone money.
TrinityTour's goal is to make high quality Holy Land Pilgrimage possible for as many as possible -- and for reason we are really serious about trying to keep the cost affordable. We have compared prices of our pilgrimage with many others over the years -- and we are consistently less expensive when all the factors are included. Note: we have included just about everything in the package (even lunches and tips which many tours leave out.)
But we have quite deliberately not included airfare. Years ago Airlines gave substantial discount when groups bought a block of tickets -- today most airlines have changed their business model. Group discounts have largely disappeared. Our experience is that we get very good prices on tickets buying tickets directly -- about 3-4 Months before departure. If we included Air Fare, we would need to build in some margin for error as ticket prices fluctuate daily -- and we really have no room for speculation on ticket prices. So, Airfare is separate.
Here is how we do it:
About 4 months before departure we start sorting out possible flights. We then contact all who have registered for the pilgrimage and work with them to get them booked on the best flights for their departure city. We do try to get everyone on the same trans-Atlantic flight or on a couple flights with similar arrival times to make the logistics easiest. British Air and Air Canada were the best options on our 2015, Air Canada in 2017. In 2019 we flew El Al. In 2027 we expect it will be the Air Canada AC80/81 non-stop. Once we have made our choice of preferred flights we will be in touch with all of those who are booked. Some of you are old hands at booking flights online and will just do it yourself. Others might like some help with that and if so we will gladly assist. We will engage a travel agent in London, detail to follow, who will be familiar with our itinerary and able to assist those who prefer to have an agent.
What will it cost?
At present, direct return flights through Toronto -- are in the range of C$2000.