First Choice, one of the biggest travel operators in the United Kingdom, has decided to switch its business model to an all-inclusive price so travelers won’t have to worry so much about their wallets while they’re on vacation. The changes will take effect in 2012, and will have set prices that include everything from transfers to alcohol. This way, travelers will only need a minimum amount of cash with them and won’t have to worry about spending on ATM fees and losing wads of cash.
Johan Lundgren, the managing director for the UK and Ireland at First Choice’s parent company Tui, described the business decision by saying, “All-inclusive is becoming the holiday of choice for many British consumers, offering them great value for money, yet there is no mainstream holiday company currently offering a completely all-inclusive portfolio”.
However, some are in opposition to the all-inclusive idea because these types of vacation packages typically provide little to no benefit to the local economies that people are traveling to. For example, an all-inclusive vacation to Greece only contributes €1.50 per traveler to the local economy. Because of this, people say that the only people such vacations will benefit are large tour operating companies like First Choice and those going on the holiday.












