Family Day Weekend

[Mike C]

BC's newest mid-February holiday is just around the corner, and it's nice to see that BC Ferries is in the 'Family Day' spirit:

Kids travel FREE anywhere with BC Ferries!

PROMOTION DETAILS :
 

When:		Friday, February 8th through Monday February 11th, 2013
Who:		Kids 11 & under  - Infant fares (0-4)  - Child fares (5-11)
Where:		All BC Ferries Routes including Majors, Minors and Northern Routes

What caught me off guard was the offer of free travel on the Northern Routes.  These types of promotions do not usually extend to those services.

It will also be interesting to see how BC Ferries performs on this new holiday, with little traffic pattern history - although I doubt it would be difficult than other three-day weekends.

[Koastal Karl]

how can BC Ferries predict the busiest times when we have never had this holiday before???

[SolDuc]

Jan 25, 2013 18:47:31 GMT -8 Koastal Karl said:

how can BC Ferries predict the busiest times when we have never had this holiday before???

Good point!

[Deleted]

Jan 25, 2013 18:47:31 GMT -8 Koastal Karl said:

how can BC Ferries predict the busiest times when we have never had this holiday before???

They're likely taking traffic stats from another long weekend in the off-peak season, such as the remembrance day long weekend.

[WettCoast]

Traffic might actually be a little heavier than what might be expected at Remembrance Day which is usually not on a weekend. I expect a lot of skiers will take advantage of the 3-day weekend to head for a favoured hill on the 'other side'.

Traffic patterns should be similar to any other long weekend, though volumes might be somewhat less.