To compete with airlines, bus companies invest in promotions
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Depending on the date of purchase, the discount can reach 60%.
Discounts of up to 20% on international fares have stimulated the market.
To compete with airlines, bus companies also decided to invest in promotions. Depending on the date of purchase, the discount can reach 60%.
Discounts of up to 20% on international airfares and stimulated the market since April, sales of packages soared 30% more, compared to the same period of 2008.
To keep up, companies make deals on domestic flights. In some cases, air travel is cheaper than bus. This is true of whom is from Belo Horizonte to Sao Paulo, for example. The airfare can be found for $ 120; bus bed, goes for $ 146. From Belo Horizonte to Salvador, the difference is minimal. By plane, the ticket goes for $ 180, common bus, R $ 179.54
Now, the bus company decided to respond. It is an attempt to attract passengers in low season. May and June are months of few arrivals and departures in the road. With the discounts, the companies hope to gain even those who do not usually travel by bus. "Every time you practice a different rate, you feel that gives a heated market," said the manager of a bus company, Júlio César de Assis.
The move to Campinas from $ 80 went for $ 33, but the housewife Helena Morata made the purchase a month ago. "The more notice I get more discount," he says.
In a company of 40 seats, ten are promotional. "Two seats with 60%, 25% with three and five seats, with 10%," says the supervisor of the bus company, Claudilene Carvalho.
In another, all seats are up to 47% cheaper. Who makes the choice of earth spends more time on the trip as compensation. "The discount on the pocket is too good," added the pensioner, Lydia Maria de Melo.
Source: G1
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