What have you paid for flights this October? **UPDATED with our price**

[UKDEB]

We're about to book our flights, but the prices are scary! As much for Virgin Economy as we normally pay for PE :eek: . The joys of going during school holidays, I guess.

Has anyone got any decent deals?

[carolfoy]

We found that too Deb so we're biting the bullet and taking DS out of school for 2 weeks in september, the whole deal came to the same price as economy flight only and we're getting to go premium!

[florida sun]

We are flying with My Travel, premium gold and it cost us £495 each, quite good I thought for Premium. We leave on the 28th October from Manchester. :goodvibes

[mark&sue]

We booked up in August 2005 for October 2006 and are paying £599 an adult with BA holidays (extra for the car). There is seven of us and I was just glad to get a seat!!! We either wanted virgin or BA

Can you still get flights for October? The flights I wanted with Virgin Holidays were sold out at the time. I know they release more at 11 months with VA but did not want to wait.

We fly on 12th October. Next year when it is just the three of us maybe we will leave it later.

can't wait to get there. Seems to be taking ages!


Susan

[KayleeUK]

£472 per adult Virgin Economy dep 29th oct.

[JohnnySharp2]

This is making me depressed, in August we are paying £899 adult price. :(

[mark&sue]

Our kids go back to school on Monday 30th October. Is this why it may be cheaper? What are other people's flight prices for a week or two earlier?

I really do not mind paying more I am always pleased to get the flight date I want. We all agreed we wanted to fly in at Orlando airport and have seat back tvs so we knew we would have to pay for this.

Thanks for this interesting thread.


Susan

[Bexx]

Just thought I'd take a look at the Flywho website - they are selling seats for £548 for departures on 21st or 28th Oct. That's for their Silver Class - which should be a similar standard to Virgin PE.

[heatherbelle]

We paid Adult 474 Child 304 flying out 11/10/06 and returning 02/11/06.

We booked at the beginning of November I think, before the returning flight went on sale with VA.

All the cheap seats for the week after had sold out, that's why we had to go back to an earlier week.

I did want a Thursday flight, but they were another £100 each for us, so we are flying out on a Wendnesday.

[mark&sue]

Johnny

Please don't be down about the prices. We really would like to go next year in for the last two weeks in August but my boss will not let me book anything until she books her holiday which is usually around the January before and we just don't like to wait. (especially when we have a large group of us all wanting the same flight) When we go in October we still have to take our DD out of school (this year seven days out of school including the week of half term). I believe your DW works at a school and has no choice but at least you know for definate when you can book. We have a very small team of 2 and a half and we are all women with school age children. The arguments and fights we have over taking time off for our holidays spoils our working relationship which we have to endure for such a lot of our waking hours!!

Hope you have a great time when you in August and we will be thinking of you.


Susan

[florida sun]

Johnny

Here in South Wales our half term doesnt begin until October 30th, so Im lucky that it appears that because Im flying out of England and the schools may have already gone back that could be why my flight is fairly cheap.

[LondonMom]

We paid £1600 in total (2 adults, 2 kids) for Virgin economy
departing on 25th Sep, returning 15th Oct.
If I had gona at the beginning of September it was about £1200.
Just for booking nearby a school hol, they put price up sooo much, Have a look for beginning of July prices for instance. :mad:

[Gibbo]

Haven't booked yet but got price of £337 each with Delta via Atlanta 7th to 21st on Travelocity for two adults two children. Still holding out though :scared: Had it all booked by Jan last year, but the "old dutch" has given me permission to wait.

[JohnnySharp2]

Johnny

Please don't be down about the prices. We really would like to go next year in for the last two weeks in August but my boss will not let me book anything until she books her holiday which is usually around the January before and we just don't like to wait. (especially when we have a large group of us all wanting the same flight) When we go in October we still have to take our DD out of school (this year seven days out of school including the week of half term). I believe your DW works at a school and has no choice but at least you know for definate when you can book. We have a very small team of 2 and a half and we are all women with school age children. The arguments and fights we have over taking time off for our holidays spoils our working relationship which we have to endure for such a lot of our waking hours!!

Hope you have a great time when you in August and we will be thinking of you.


Susan

Thanks for taking the time to write Susan, the main reason for our frustration this year was that we actually had a holiday booked in April that was £499 adult price, whilst we could have taken Joshua out of school it's really difficult for Julie as being a teacher she gets so much time off anyway.

We ultimatley decided to change our dates, we went last August too and had a great time...we are actually going for 3 weeks so naturally we are looking forward to it.
Thanks again and best wishes for your October holiday. ;)

Johnny

Here in South Wales our half term doesnt begin until October 30th, so Im lucky that it appears that because Im flying out of England and the schools may have already gone back that could be why my flight is fairly cheap.

Yes I never realised that all the school holidays differ slightly, quite often Joshua and Julie are off on different days too even though both schools are just a couple of miles apart.

It's nice that you both remember things from my previous posts like my wife being a teacher.

[UKDEB]

Just thought I'd update this thread to say that we managed to get PE Companion flights for £1043 (i.e. £570 each) including taxes. So much better than the £700+ we were looking at for Economy - I just couldn't bring myself to do it, especially when we haven't paid more than £650 for PE for quite some time. It's cost us 30,000 miles, but there's not much point accumulating them if we're not going to take advantage of them.

[JohnnySharp2]

Just thought I'd update this thread to say that we managed to get PE Companion flights for £1043 (i.e. £570 each) including taxes. So much better than the £700+ we were looking at for Economy - I just couldn't bring myself to do it, especially when we haven't paid more than £650 for PE for quite some time. It's cost us 30,000 miles, but there's not much point accumulating them if we're not going to take advantage of them.

A wise move Deb, that's a good price.

[KayleeUK]

Lovely Deb :)

What dates are you going??

[UKDEB]

We'll be there October 18 - November 5. :banana:

[coastergirls]

We are paying £2048 for 2 adults/ 3 children full size car and prebooked seats flying from Glasgow on 2nd October for 2 weeks.
Really lucky as this is our schools holiday fortnight. Booked in April last year when we came back from Florida. Hadn't even paid Visa bill!!

[Kevin Stringer]

We'll be there October 18 - November 5. :banana:

Whereas their poor travelling partners (us) will be there 2 days after and returning 2 days before. :(

They may have to drag me onto the return flight. I'll be hanging on to Deb's leg begging her not to make me go.
Mind you, I can't blame them for booking PE at that price.

Kev

[KayleeUK]

and where will you all be staying??

:)

[UKDEB]

Ah, bit of a long story, Kaylee. For one week, from Friday, 27 October, we will be staying in a two-bed BoardWalk view villa courtesy of our DVC owning friends, aka the Stringers :hug: . Are you at your home resort in October? We might even be there at the same time.

My part of the deal was to arrange villa accommodation for the first week. Having recently stayed at Reunion, nothing else will do and I did try to book the same villa, but the dates don't work out. I'm now on a mission to find another, equally fantastic, villa on Reunion.

Matt and I now have to work out what we're going to do for the 2 additional days each side we've managed to acquire! I'd love to stay at the Ritz-Carlton again, but it's very expensive. The JW Marriott, also at Grande Lakes, is an option - it's a beautiful hotel, but a bit cheaper. We might also consider Universal, although we've stayed there many times before and I fancy doing something different. Might even consider Downtown Orlando for a couple of nights.

[Miffy2003]

Now that sounds like a great trip Deb :thumbsup2

[KayleeUK]

Excellent, we are currently booked in to the boardwalk, but I am hoping to change to Beach Club at 7 months :)

A few of us have a meet arranged for the 3rd Nov at Epcot, you are welcome to join us :) I think Mr Stringer may have left by then :(

[Kevin Stringer]

A few of us have a meet arranged for the 3rd Nov at Epcot, you are welcome to join us :) I think Mr Stringer may have left by then :(

Now be honest Kaylee, did you arrange the meet before or after checking when my flight home is? ;)

Kev

[KayleeUK]

lol I swear it was before ;)

But how about a drinkie on the 31st??

[florida sun]

I'll be there as well Deb and Kev from the 28th Oct, staying at the Dolphin, would be lovely to meet up with you guys either at the meet at Epcot and/or for drinks on the 31st. :goodvibes

[UKDEB]

lol I swear it was before

But how about a drinkie on the 31st??
I'll be there as well Deb and Kev from the 28th Oct, staying at the Dolphin, would be lovely to meet up with you guys either at the meet at Epcot and/or for drinks on the 31st. :goodvibes
It would be churlish not to! Tam is in charge of the itinerary. Tam! Drinks on 31st, matie!

[mark&sue]

I am trying to get a 2 bed villa at either BCV or BW for the last few days of our vacation on 23rd October at 7 months. It is not looking too hopeful as I guess everyone else is doing the same!!


Susan

[KayleeUK]

I am trying to get a 2 bed villa at either BCV or BW for the last few days of our vacation on 23rd October at 7 months. It is not looking too hopeful as I guess everyone else is doing the same!!


Susan

It is a busy time for the Epcot resorts :(

[Kevin Stringer]

It would be churlish not to! Tam is in charge of the itinerary. Tam! Drinks on 31st, matie!

Right! I've put my foot down with a heavy hand and told Tam that what I say goes and we are going to meet up with everyone for drinks on the 31st.

Er.... nobody will tell her I said that will they? :scared:

Kev

[KayleeUK]

Excellent :) Is the Belle Vue lounge any good?? ie.....does it sell beer ;)

[UKDEB]

Excellent :) Is the Belle Vue lounge any good?? ie.....does it sell beer ;)
Matt says it's OK for starters, followed by drinks around the world! (He has his own name for it, but it's probably better that I leave it to your imagination). It is the IF&WF, so I suppose he has a point.

[KayleeUK]

Deb we will probably just do 'starters' then ;) LOL....we are having an early dinner that evening at Palio's and then hovering around the boardwalk area for the halloween activities :)

We are meeting some other disers on the Friday 3rd at Epcot in the afternoon and then a mooch around the world if you are up for that too.....