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If the place is packed you should raise prices.

by ipaddr 2y ago

autoexec 2y ago
Not really. Their goal shouldn't be to maximize profit and they should take care not to price people out from access to cultural artifacts. If the goal is just to reduce the number of visitors then a lottery system or limitations on ticket sales issued on a first come first served basis is far more fair.
- MichaelZuo 2y ago
  How is pricing by available time to wait any more fair than pricing by available money to spend? It’s not like the average tourist has unrestricted opportunities to visit any day of the year, usually it’s only a narrow number of dates.
  - autoexec 2y ago
    > How is pricing by available time to wait any more fair than pricing by available money to spend? Because its a lot easier to get someplace early on your day off than it is to suddenly get into another tax bracket. Even poor people usually get at least one day off every single week. Restricting access by income level is going to leave most people who don't earn enough locked out for their entire lives because upward economic mobility is declining in the EU and a total joke in the US. Certainly when it comes to travel there's already a high barrier and limitations on opportunity so a lottery might be better than only knowing if you'll get in on the day.
    - MichaelZuo 2y ago
      No? Those who earn less can save up money, it’s not like it will cost millions of dollars either. And money is a lot more fungible than time, so in literally the dictionary sense, it is just as fair or even better (assuming the pricing stays below say a monthly salary).
      - thfuran 2y ago
        You seriously think that other people should have to save up weeks of pay to go to the museum so that you don't have be to near people when you go?
        MichaelZuo 2y ago
        Did you just make up an argument with yourself? I don’t want to vacation to any tourist attraction anytime soon, let alone the places that are currently overcrowded. And if this is your own subconscious desire, it’s a bit bizarre to insert it this deep into a comment chain…
        Tostino 2y ago
        That was the entire point of the comment thread you are replying to. Someone mentioned prices should be increased to reduce demand, and here we are.
        MichaelZuo 2y ago
        If that is your opinion then clearly the user could have responded to the actual parent comment that they believe contained such, higher up in the comment chain.
        Tostino 2y ago
        I don't know why you are even arguing here. This is pointless. But either way, you responded to them first: https://imgur.com/a/Q7nFW8t https://imgur.com/a/Q7nFW8t Be better at this next time.
        MichaelZuo 2y ago
        Huh? Why post an allegedly ‘pointless’ imgur link? There’s no reason to click on it… Edit: If you have confused thoughts I don’t appreciate being dragged into it. Take it somewhere else.
- necovek 2y ago
  Lottery system could plausibly result in resale of tickets and thus reduce to pricing people out. The problem with cases like Mona Lisa is that Louvre never really is that overcrowded, but Mona Lisa attracts a crowd at all times (even if it's less than 1% of all visitors on the grounds of Louvre, that's still a lot).

If the place is packed you should raise prices.

by ipaddr 2y ago

If the place is packed you should raise prices.

Not really. Their goal shouldn't be to maximize profit and they should take care not to price people out from access to cultural artifacts. If the goal is just to reduce the number of visitors then a lottery system or limitations on ticket sales issued on a first come first served basis is far more fair.

MichaelZuo 2y ago
How is pricing by available time to wait any more fair than pricing by available money to spend? It’s not like the average tourist has unrestricted opportunities to visit any day of the year, usually it’s only a narrow number of dates.
- autoexec 2y ago
  > How is pricing by available time to wait any more fair than pricing by available money to spend? Because its a lot easier to get someplace early on your day off than it is to suddenly get into another tax bracket. Even poor people usually get at least one day off every single week. Restricting access by income level is going to leave most people who don't earn enough locked out for their entire lives because upward economic mobility is declining in the EU and a total joke in the US. Certainly when it comes to travel there's already a high barrier and limitations on opportunity so a lottery might be better than only knowing if you'll get in on the day.
  - MichaelZuo 2y ago
    No? Those who earn less can save up money, it’s not like it will cost millions of dollars either. And money is a lot more fungible than time, so in literally the dictionary sense, it is just as fair or even better (assuming the pricing stays below say a monthly salary).
    - thfuran 2y ago
      You seriously think that other people should have to save up weeks of pay to go to the museum so that you don't have be to near people when you go?
      - MichaelZuo 2y ago
        Did you just make up an argument with yourself? I don’t want to vacation to any tourist attraction anytime soon, let alone the places that are currently overcrowded. And if this is your own subconscious desire, it’s a bit bizarre to insert it this deep into a comment chain…
        Tostino 2y ago
        That was the entire point of the comment thread you are replying to. Someone mentioned prices should be increased to reduce demand, and here we are.
        MichaelZuo 2y ago
        If that is your opinion then clearly the user could have responded to the actual parent comment that they believe contained such, higher up in the comment chain.
        Tostino 2y ago
        I don't know why you are even arguing here. This is pointless. But either way, you responded to them first: https://imgur.com/a/Q7nFW8t https://imgur.com/a/Q7nFW8t Be better at this next time.
        MichaelZuo 2y ago
        Huh? Why post an allegedly ‘pointless’ imgur link? There’s no reason to click on it… Edit: If you have confused thoughts I don’t appreciate being dragged into it. Take it somewhere else.
necovek 2y ago
Lottery system could plausibly result in resale of tickets and thus reduce to pricing people out. The problem with cases like Mona Lisa is that Louvre never really is that overcrowded, but Mona Lisa attracts a crowd at all times (even if it's less than 1% of all visitors on the grounds of Louvre, that's still a lot).