Quote ="roopy"If you make a big group booking 12 months in advance for 10 trips (or 20 trips if you book for opposition teams as well) you will get if for half that.
If you book an extra 25 seats for supporters and sell them on for full price, you will be close to break even.'"
You wouldn't get anywhere near half the price - the reason being the vast bulk of, say, £450 is tax and other charges (fuel surcharge, apd, etc). The actual fare (the bit they are occasionally willing to discount) is about £50, maybe as high as £75. You might get a tenner off.
And remember at some point you'll be travelling over the summer period when demand is at its highest and airlines are less likely to discount for Groups business. There's a common misconception that airlines love Groups business - that's not generally true as they're only discounting a large number of seats that would probably sell at a higher fare.
Either way, accommodation and expenses (food, etc) would likely be the main cost - let's say they stay 30 nights to play 4 games, and do that 3 times a year, factor in accommodation, coach transport, food & drink, facilities hire, etc and costs start to rise.
But it's easily achievable if they can get the right sponsors and backers on board. The RFL should also approach a carrier like Air Canada Rouge who fly seasonally Toronto to Manchester. I doubt they'll offer any great rates but any saving is worthwhile, perhaps tie in some form of branding to offset any discount. Be great if it went ahead.
