We are hoping to go next year and I have been looking at the villa option. We have never done this before, does anyone know approx. how much it is for flight and villa. By first choice its going to be over 拢3500 for four of us. I just wondered if anyone has done this and if it was cheaper doing it independently. We will be hoping to stay in the Kissimmee area.
How much for a villa and flght please!!
I find it is definately cheaper to book it yourself. There are loads of villas for rent, we recently stayed in one booked via www.just-florida-villas.co.uk. There are plenty of airlines to choose from, depending on the airport you want to fly from. I personally usually stick to Virgin, although sometimes if its really cheap I will fly via New York with Continental. I%26#39;ve heard that MyTravel are quite competitive from Manchester to Orlando. I always look on expedia.co.uk first for flight combinations, but then book direct with the airline as it%26#39;s usually a bit cheaper.
Hope this helps.
How much for a villa and flght please!!
I%26#39;ve done it cheaper than that buying scheduled flights w/BA and Virgin. For 5.
Check the prices, and look for sale periods. The flight for 4 (you don%26#39;t say how many kids/adults) will be your highest cost. Check prices now using travelsupermarket.com, and a bucket shop like trailfinders. Ask about %26#39;Tour inclusive%26#39; fare. Sometimes, you can get a flight and car, cheaper than the flight alone. Try it and see. Then compare the prices you find with the ones you find next month. Both BA and Virgin have big sales then. And th bucket shops can ususally met/beat them. And you can get another 10% off as a shareholder.
Thanks for the advice, I will certainly do the checking of flights etc. It is probably too early yet as we want to go in August 08. The flight will be for 4 adults as my children are 19 and 16 at time of holiday. Thanks again for your answers I do appreciate it.
Pauline
Sales ofr Aug 08 flights can be had in Jan 08, and even March. But look in September. If you book with a bucket shop such as trailfinders and pay a depsit, you might benefit of the flight price lowers.
Once you%26#39;ve booked your flight, that%26#39;s when you look for a villas to match. Too many book accomodation/time off work first, but flight price is the real trick in keeping costs down.
Ok Amanx, I will do that. There are lots of fabulous villas to see on the internet and it is so tempting to book one! But I will do as you advise and get the flights sorted first. On travel supermarket they are going for 拢600+ at the moment. What price can I expect to pay if I buy in September? I have really got the bug to go back to Orlando, we went a couple of weeks ago by First Choice late deal and we only paid 拢500 each (one week) and that included a car, and stayed at Quality Inn Maingate west. We loved it that much I definitely want to go again but for two weeks and with better accommodation.
You can get a 3 bed 2 bath town house villa on a resort site form 拢350-380 a week.
Depending when you want to go will have a big effect on the price . Last week in April all May and last 3 weeks Sept first 2 in October. you should be able to get seats 拢350- 拢400. with the charter companies. TCD, My travel. Thomas Cook.. . Monarch. Thompson%26#39;s
拢210-拢250 for a car with full insurance,
With some one like TCD you will probably get a fly drive package Flight plus car with full insurance and a tank full of fuel for the same price as some other will offer you seat only.
My Fly drive in Sept with 4 adults with TCD works out at 拢350 pp total
Some of the above charge extra for meals, drinks, headsets, snacks
I am more interested in the final total sum not how the company does its paperwork.
Last time I looked in August, flights to Antigua on BA or Virgin were 650-700 each. they went down to about 440-480 during the sale. That%26#39;s just an example.
Then after checking online with both BA and V, I called Trailfinders and they got it for me even cheaper (by a few pounds a person) and sometimes going to FL they get it for you even cheaper than the online price and it includes the price of a car! (that%26#39;s the %26#39;tour inclusive%26#39; fare). Then you don%26#39;t have to pay the full whack, just a deposit pp instead of the whole thing like you do online. Try it allways, and do go to travelsupermarket.com as that%26#39;s the only place I know of that compares the price of charters with scheduled and with the bucketshops like travelbag and trailfinders. Have fun shopping around.
If you have a spreadsheet programe like EXCEL, do a shet on your holiday. I write down each fare/price I get in there and have it calcualte the totals for me. I make a new line when I find the same thing cheaper and it%26#39;s easy to see how much you save overall, and if you add in everything, you can keep a track on the total cost. I do the same with the dif accomodations I find and carhire, airport hotels etc.
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