POFQ with Free QS £3,396 now £4,662.00 (rise of over 37%)
I love crunching numbers, so let's do it. Just to see where this hike comes from
As previously said, it's mainly down to exchange rate.
the 2015 rates are based on early 2014 exchange rate.
at that time, $1 was worth 60p
so the POFQ with free QS at £3,396 was worth $5660
the exchange rate at the time the UK rates were released this year had a dollar for 80p
the $5660 2015 POFQ booking, had it been purchased at the current exchange rate would have cost 5660 * .8 = £4258
so, in "today's Quid" the 2015 package *cost* was £4258 and now costs £4662
that's a £404 difference (at constant GBP vs USD value)
in reality, the Disney prices have only been raised under 10% since 2015
the killer is the exchange rate, because, basically, our money is worth so much less compared to what it used to be worth
I know it doesn't help making the holidays more affordable. But we're buying a US good/service, and our money (wether it be euros or sterling pounds) gets weaker vs. the US dollar.
there used to be a time where we'd get 2 bucks for a quid. That was "cheap holiday era".
But until that era comes back around (will it ever ? ) many of us (me included) will have to fall back on offsite accomodation; We'll pay 2015 disney prices for offsite, until we're eventually priced out ...