FarnboroJohn wrote:Gonzo230 wrote:DonaldGrump wrote:I do however agree with those calling DBH out on the admission costs. Yes it may well present reasonable value for money for an adult with kids whose admission is free.
For the lone adult or one with Mrs or older child it is a hell of an expensive trip. £110 for me and my 21yr old, sorry you are taking the p155 DBH. This year was i think my 29th Tattoo, I have been there as a paying customer including FRIAT I have been in FOC as a voiunteer with a participant. It is an event I look forward to every year and have only missed a few since my first at Greenham in 1979, Havent missed one this century!
Still we still had a fantastic time from the outside and got some marvellous views not rivalled inside so all is not lost. It is however a shame that RIAT is now simply too expensive for many long time attendees who are effectively no longer needed.
I’m sorry, you have a valid opinion on the ticket price, but I really can’t accept that DBH is ‘greedy’. They are in it to make money for the RAF Charitable Trust. RIAT is the main income stream for the charity. What was it, £1.2m gifted to the Trust for 2017?
Here’s what some of the money is spent on....
https://www.airtattoo.com/the-trust/how-the-money-is-spent/grants-2016-17
if it was a fully commercial enterprise, aiming to make a profit for owners/shareholders, then you may have a point. Even then, I think it’s great value for what it gives you.
Yes but if you haven't got it - but have a long history of supporting RIAT as an event and by extension (and probably consciously) supporting DBH's charitable work - and as a result of even mildly excessive pricing that supportive relationship that could have gone on for a lifetime has to be put on hold or even ends, its not just the disappointed punter that loses out, its also DBH, in the long term. Even a customer-supplier relationship needs a bit of nurturing. I'm sure that is always kept in mind when setting the next year's prices....
I think trying to explain the concept of not having it is beyond the understanding of many on here, fair to say I suspect most on here have a few quid. In which case I dont doubt that RIAT represents good value for money. However there are many who have supported this show almost fanatically for years are simply now being priced out. Probably those who dont go armed with thousands of pounds of cameras. People who have just gone to watch the aircraft, enjoy the atmosphere and see friends they see once a year.
It is inevitable that those who can spend £50 whenever they feel the urge and those who might need £50 to keep food in their belly for 2 weeks may hold polar opposite views as to what is value for money.