The rapid slump in ski pass prices in the Tatras means that when compared to the golden week, 1-day ski passes to the resort of Vysoké Tatry cost €10 and more if purchased via GOPASS 30 days in advance. “FLEXI prices are ideal for enjoying spring skiing adventures at truly attractive prices. The motto of the season is still working – the earlier the clients plan their skiing, the better ski pass prices they can get. As skiing can be really magical in the High Tatras in spring, this is a unique chance how to enjoy sunbathing on skis under beautiful peaks,” said Lukáš Brodanský, the sales-marketing manager of the resort of Vysoké Tatry.
The system of flexible prices was introduced by the Tatry mountain resorts, a.s. company before this ski season. The resorts of Jasná, Štrbské Pleso and Tatranská Lomnica were the first to use it in Europe along with a few Swiss resorts. Dynamic rates count to big trends in the USA and were created in order to manage the selling process of ski passes and thus the number of clients in resorts on selected days directly. The effectiveness of the method was obvious during the so called golden week when the traffic did not collapse at any resort in the Tatras despite the chronically insufficient infrastructure and clients could enjoy skiing comfortably and safely as the pistes were not overcrowded. If the capacity of the resorts in the Tatras does not change and problems regarding the traffic and movement of visitors remain unsolved, increasing ski pass prices will be the only way how to handle a big influx of clients in future.
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Tatry mountain resorts, a.s. (TMR) is the leader in tourism in Central and Eastern Europe; it owns and operates attractive mountain resorts, amusement parks, restaurant facilities, sports services, shops and hotels. In the Low Tatras TMR owns and operates the resort Jasná Nízke Tatry and hotels Wellness hotel Grand Jasná, Boutique Hotel Tri Studničky, Chalets Jasná De Luxe, Hotel Srdiečko, and Hotel Rotunda. TMR is also the owner of Aquapark Tatralandia, the largest Slovak aquapark with year-round operation, which besides water entertainment includes Tropical Paradise, a special tropical indoor hall with sea water, as well as Fun Park, and accommodation in bungalows and apartments of Holiday Village Tatralandia. In the High Tatras TMR owns and operates the resort Vysoké Tatry with mountain areas of Tatranská Lomnica, Starý Smokovec, and Štrbské Pleso, which TMR co-manages. In the High Tatras TMR also owns hotels Grandhotel Praha Tatranská Lomnica, Grandhotel Starý Smokovec, Hotel FIS Štrbské Pleso and Mountain hotel Hrebienok. TMR also owns a 9.5 % share in Melida, a.s., which leases and operates the resort Špindlerův Mlýn in the Czech Republic. TMR also leases and operates the ski resort Ještěd. In Poland TMR owns a 97% share in the mountain resort Szczyrkowski Ośrodek Narciarski S.A. (SON), a 75% share in a company that owns and operates Silesian Amusement Park (Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko) and a 7.3% share in an amusement-educational project via the Polish company Korona Ziemi Sp. z.o.o. TMR also owns and leases hotels Slovakia, Kosodrevina, Liptov and Ski&Fun Záhradky a Bungalovy to third parties. By the end of 2017, more than EUR 300 mil. had been invested into development and modernisation of TMR’s resorts. TMR shares are traded on three European stock exchanges – in Bratislava, Prague, and Warsaw.