Florida

[Monkey]

We we’re there last year and are looking to get booked back up for 2020(family of 4). Popped into TUI on my way back to work and got a quote for £9k for 2 weeks in June staying in the french quarter, that with the quick service dining and universal tickets which doesn’t seem too bad considering all the prices have gone up. Anyone got any travel agents they can recommend trying? Any advice will be appreciated to try and keep cost down. Cheers!

I’d look at booking everything individually. The main savings we made were on flights and car hire, and flying BA into Tampa instead of Orlando saved us a fair bit but you’d have to factor in flying from Gatwick. Have you looked into upgrading from quick service to table service? There is that extra cost, but you’d be paying to eat out anyway, which you’d then save on.

 

[Gaz]

We we’re there last year and are looking to get booked back up for 2020(family of 4). Popped into TUI on my way back to work and got a quote for £9k for 2 weeks in June staying in the french quarter, that with the quick service dining and universal tickets which doesn’t seem too bad considering all the prices have gone up. Anyone got any travel agents they can recommend trying? Any advice will be appreciated to try and keep cost down. Cheers!

We booked with these but from Manchester, couldn’t get it cheaper anywhere else .
Disney & Orlando destination specialist Travel Agent | My Magic Holiday

Try the Dibb forum too, always deals / cheap flights being posted

 

[Adamsy]

I’d look at booking everything individually. The main savings we made were on flights and car hire, and flying BA into Tampa instead of Orlando saved us a fair bit but you’d have to factor in flying from Gatwick. Have you looked into upgrading from quick service to table service? There is that extra cost, but you’d be paying to eat out anyway, which you’d then save on.

We've only just decided to go back so we are just starting to look at all the options now, cheers .

We booked with these but from Manchester, couldn’t get it cheaper anywhere else .
Disney & Orlando destination specialist Travel Agent | My Magic Holiday

Try the Dibb forum too, always deals / cheap flights being posted

Nice one mate, we'll look at that aswell.

 

[AndrewP]

It's usually cheaper to book separately in my experience.

Next time for me is £1k for fights for 5, after baggage about £1300.

Obviously that's just flights, but it's a canny saving.

 

[Nero the dog]

It's usually cheaper to book separately in my experience.

Next time for me is £1k for fights for 5, after baggage about £1300.

Obviously that's just flights, but it's a canny saving.

That’s either impossibly cheap for 5 or seems expensive for 1
You can get return flights for around £500 each.
We are only paying £600 for premium economy with Thomas Cook.

 

[AndrewP]

That’s either impossibly cheap for 5 or seems expensive for 1
You can get return flights for around £500 each.
We are only paying £600 for premium economy with Thomas Cook.

I'm flying from Gatwick, so it'll cost us £80 fuel, but it's a decent saving. That's for the five of us.

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

I'm flying from Gatwick, so it'll cost us £80 fuel, but it's a decent saving. That's for the five of us.

Tui usually have some cracking late deals if your prepared to wait. You can go around mid May for less than 2k for a family of 4. Staying in decent accommodation as well.

 

[AndrewP]

Tui usually have some cracking late deals if your prepared to wait. You can go around mid May for less than 2k for a family of 4. Staying in decent accommodation as well.

The late deals are great. Usually about £900 flights for 5. Wish I could take the risk.

 

[Binxy]

The late deals are great. Usually about £900 flights for 5. Wish I could take the risk.

Would that be return flights?

 

[DiscoPants86]

Would that be return flights?

4 of us went a in 2017 got the flights inc baggage on Virgin for £312 pp return. Stopped at Cabana Bay for 2 weeks booked through booking.com for less than 1k.

 

[AndrewP]

Would that be return flights?

Yes, unfortunately.

4 of us went a in 2017 got the flights inc baggage on Virgin for £312 pp return. Stopped at Cabana Bay for 2 weeks booked through booking.com for less than 1k.

Aye. It's were £260 each with virgin or something. Have to add on £80 fuel and £40 hotel, but still canny.

It's the park tickets that push the price up. I could do a fortnight family of 5 in a villa in Florida including flights for about £2300.

 

[sexymuffin]

Yes, unfortunately.



Aye. It's were £260 each with virgin or something. Have to add on £80 fuel and £40 hotel, but still canny.

It's the park tickets that push the price up. I could do a fortnight family of 5 in a villa in Florida including flights for about £2300.

Disney tickets are £385 x 5 = £1925 +£120 fuel and hotel leaves you next to nowt! Please explain or are not doing Disney

 

[Adamsy]

I'm flying from Gatwick, so it'll cost us £80 fuel, but it's a decent saving. That's for the five of us.

Do you stay over the night before?

 

[AndrewP]

Disney tickets are £385 x 5 = £1925 +£120 fuel and hotel leaves you next to nowt! Please explain or are not doing Disney

I'm only meaning flight prices. Hotels etc are too variable to compare.

Do you stay over the night before?

Aye. About £50. Still a good saving though. Not saving much over last year's newcaNewc fights though, buy they don't fly direct until may.

Disney tickets are £385 x 5 = £1925 +£120 fuel and hotel leaves you next to nowt! Please explain or are not doing Disney

I think I know what you mean now. That was my point, if I was to do Florida without going to theme parks then it's cheap as chips. I am doing Disney, staying onsite, costing loads more obviously.

 

[Adamsy]

I'm only meaning flight prices. Hotels etc are too variable to compare.


Aye. About £50. Still a good saving though. Not saving much over last year's newcaNewc fights though, buy they don't fly direct until may.



I think I know what you mean now. That was my point, if I was to do Florida without going to theme parks then it's cheap as chips. I am doing Disney, staying onsite, costing loads more obviously.

I'm only meaning flight prices. Hotels etc are too variable to compare.


Aye. About £50. Still a good saving though. Not saving much over last year's newcaNewc fights though, buy they don't fly direct until may.



I think I know what you mean now. That was my point, if I was to do Florida without going to theme parks then it's cheap as chips. I am doing Disney, staying onsite, costing loads more obviously.

Clear your inbox mate

 

[stretch]

We’ve paid £340 direct flights (from Manchester), villa for two weeks is about £1k ( you can get cheaper ).
As Andrew mentioned it’s the park tickets that are the killer.
Any ideas how to get them cheaper than £365?

 

[anth]

We’ve paid £340 direct flights (from Manchester), villa for two weeks is about £1k ( you can get cheaper ).
As Andrew mentioned it’s the park tickets that are the killer.
Any ideas how to get them cheaper than £365?

that's about the going rate for 14 days Disney. We paid that last year. To be fair those other prices are nearly bang on what we paid too, well maybe closer to £750 for the villa.

 

[stretch]

that's about the going rate for 14 days Disney. We paid that last year. To be fair those other prices are nearly bang on what we paid too, well maybe closer to £750 for the villa.

We haven’t done Disney, 3 boys 21, 18 and 14 wanted to spend more time at Bosch, Universal, Sea life etc, so we’re doing the same again.
Eldest two are taking girlfriends this year so they’re booking Disney’s separate

 

[anth]

We haven’t done Disney, 3 boys 21, 18 and 14 wanted to spend more time at Bosch, Universal, Sea life etc, so we’re doing the same again.
Eldest two are taking girlfriends this year so they’re booking Disney’s separate

That's what i'd do if I was upto me.

 

[Al Bundy]

Went there about 10 years running up until about 5 years ago.
The price of everything has just rocketed ridiculously.
Theme park tickets are stupid prices nowadays.
A phenomenal holiday destination all the same but far too expensive IMO.