When is everyone going on their ABD trips?

[memeyers]

With all the interest on the boards about ABD tours, I thought it would be a good idea to see when everyone else is going.

My husband I are going on the Southwest Splendors tour leaving on May 26. :goodvibes I've never been to this area of the country so I'm really looking forward to it!

[MJGirl]

My daughter and I are going to be on the June 29 London and Paris trip!! :yay: followed by the Med Cruise!!!! :yay: :yay:

[Magix]

I'll be on the Italy - La Costa Bella trip May 12-19 this year!

[disneytraveler]

September 30th for me to Italy!:cool1: :wizard:

[MariaTia2]

For us, we will be going on the Viva Italia on May 17-May 25!! :cool1:

[ronny1]

I'm going on the Viva Italia on September 30th too! Can't wait!!!!:cool1:

[tiggr33]

Imperial Cities in September.

[awatt]

La Cost Bella 8/10/07!:)

[KLondon]

London/Paris on July 13!

[Stepht5]

August 14th Mid-Atlantic Spirit of America. It will be myself (middle aged woman ;) ) and two of my children (16dd & 9ds).

[wdwsos]

Imperial Cities in June! I just got my air yesterday -- $1400/pp. Yikes!

[Beth]

La Costa Bella - 9/22!!

Magix & awatt - I look forward to your reviews!!! :yay:

[tiggr33]

WDWSOS,
Did you book your air on your own, or through ABD?

[DisneyKevin]

London / Paris in October

Kevin

[LisaTex]

London/Paris June 8:yay:

[kmcrosby]

Viva Italia - June 18-25 with my DW and 18 year old DD.

[vvblue]

We are going on the Southwest Splendors -August 7th!

[MSEC-DVC95]

We will be on the "Viva Italia" from June 17 - June 25 with our children (DD11 and DS9) - followed up by the 10 night Med cruise!!

[The Duchess]

Quest for the West this August.
Giving up 7 day Yacht Club Platinum Plan in October for this because I thought this would be more educational for DS who is eight.
Better be good.

[wdwsos]

WDWSOS,
Did you book your air on your own, or through ABD?

Oops... nothing like taking a month to reply! Sorry!

I booked British Airways through AbD. I checked flights on my own and it was roughly $6.00 difference per ticket. Since AbD is booking published air, not bulk air, the prices are going to be the same and AbD can generally book anything you can find on your own. I wanted the assurance that if my flight was delayed, I'd still have the AbD pickup from the airport.

I'm still waiting to book the kids, and that's making me a little nervous. One is flying over from L.A. (the rest of us are in Boston) and he and my middle son don't know if they're going to do a bit of Europe on their own after the trip. The "baby" (19) is spending six weeks in Prague afterwards doing a film program with the University of Miami and will likely spend a week or two traveling afterwards. Hard to book air when I have no clue where they're flying home from, but I'd like them at least to be on the flight over with us to make things simple.

Anyway... long answer to say I booked with AbD, not on my own. :)

Dotti

[tiggr33]

Dotti,
Thanks for the answer. ABD is coming in twice the cost I can book on my own. I'm looking at all options, and may just use some frequent flier miles.

[JulieWent]

Another June 8 London and Paris! Yeah!!!

Julie

[ronny1]

Dotti, I found your trip report. It was awesome! Thank you so much. I enjoyed it a whole bunch and am even more excited now! Thanks again!:thumbsup2

[judee]

London/Paris June 1st!
Can't wait!!!
:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

London/Paris June 1st!
Can't wait!!!
:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

What a wonderful trip!!!!! Have a great time. Springtime in Paris.....wow

[3littlepeas]

Southwest splendors...is that what they call it?? June 30th with DH and the boys, 13, 9 and 7!!! they are all very excited!!!!:banana:

[Mtrach]

We are doing the Southern Spain trip in late June with our 3 kids. Last year we did the London Paris trip with ABD. It was wonderful. Is anyone else planning on Spain?:yay:

[disneytraveler]

Viva Italia September 30th!:cool1: :yay:

[Didney Daddy]

Prague/Vienna/Salzburg - June 24, 2007

[hot4mickey]

Southwest Splendors, June 30th

[BFL]

Imperial Cities - Vienna, Salzburg, Prague - September:wizard:

[Links08094]

We r going May 10th.....DH,DD, & Myself:cheer2: :cheer2:

[jrj130]

We are doing the Southern Spain trip in late June with our 3 kids. Last year we did the London Paris trip with ABD. It was wonderful. Is anyone else planning on Spain?:yay:

We just booked the June 29 departure for the Southern Spain trip; this will be our first ABD trip -- we're really excited, especially our son who wants to know why he has to wait all the way until summer.

[Mtrach]

We are doing the same Southern Spain week. Our kids are 13, 10 and 9. We look foward to meeting you. it will be terrific I'm sure.:hippie: :banana: pirate:

[puggymom]

Going with my niece to Wyoming on 8/24!:thumbsup2

[mary1025]

Taste of Tuscany May 23rd!

[ppiew]

Imperial Cities August 23. Myself, son, granddaughter age 10.

[Peek-a-boo]

July 26 - Viva Italy with 2 sons 13 & 11....anyone else? Would love to hear from someone that has done this trip....:confused: What to pack/wear...thanks!

[ppiew]

To tiggr33: tip - if you find airfare cheaper on the net, write down flight's and particulars, cl ABD tell them what your have found and they will find the same and book it for you. Here is the reason I say this: last year we were on the Londom/Paris trip and after the terrorist threat in London EVERY AIRLINE IN EUROPE CANCELLED ALL FLIGHT 3 HRS OR LESS into London! We were in Fussen Germany at the time. We had to hire a private driver to bring us from Fussen to Munich, 200 euros plus at 5AM in the morning) then Conderflug Airlines to Brussels ( another 200 euros each), then the Eurostar to London,( about 180 euros each) just to GET there to join the tour. It ended up costing us about 600 euros each!!!!! Had we booked with ABD THEY would have absorbed the cost! Needless to say, I found my own air fare this year; cld ABD; they booked it and we are now on the Imperial Cities tour with ABD airfare at the same rate we could have booked elsewhere! Keep this in mind before booking airfares elsewhere!!!!!!

[bzzelady]

ppiew,

When you found the airfare, did ABD book it with the airline you found it with?
Will they only do this with certain airlines?
I would really like to fly Icelandair next year when I plan our trip, but was content with the fact that I would have to book it separately. We would like to go and stay for a few days before the tour as well as after and I was uncertain whether ABD would book this if it wasn't on the same start/stop dates of the tour.
Thank you for any input that you may have :)

[MJGirl]

ppiew,

When you found the airfare, did ABD book it with the airline you found it with?
Will they only do this with certain airlines?
I would really like to fly Icelandair next year when I plan our trip, but was content with the fact that I would have to book it separately. We would like to go and stay for a few days before the tour as well as after and I was uncertain whether ABD would book this if it wasn't on the same start/stop dates of the tour.
Thank you for any input that you may have :)

I'm not sure if this will answer your question or not, but I'm doing the London/Paris trip and then doing the Med cruise in July. I was told by both ABD and DCL that I will have to book my own flights. I'm not sure if that is the same for just a few days or not?

[ppiew]

Hi BzzeLady. I found my flights on Northwest Airlines as that is the ONLY airline that flies into my small town. I booked it thru ABD (they have a flight/travel dept. of some sort). I told them the info re: airline/flight #s/fares that I had found and they have booked it all. We are going to Croatia the week before our ABD trip and are staying in Bavaria a few days afterwards but that didn't present any problems. They said they could do the 'going' and 'coming back' travel, but not any internal flights in Europe. (we have to fly from Zagreb to Vienna to get the tour and they couldn't do that part). Hope that helps! Their rates were exactly the same as I had found on the web.

[bzzelady]

I'm thinking that they may have done it because it is the only airline serving your airport.
When the 2008 itineraries come out and I call to book, I will have to check with them and see what I can do.
Thank you and have a wonderful trip!!!

[JsMom2]

We are booked for Once Upon a Fairytale Jul 25-Aug 2, 2008!

[disneytraveler]

Imperial Cities in Sept for me to:goodvibes :wizard:

[MJGirl]

I'm booked on my 2nd ABD next August. Doing the Backstage Magic tour on August 12!

[PatriciaH]

Viva Italia 8.28.08-9.5.08
followed by
Knights and Lights 9.5.08-9.12.08
:cool1: :banana: :yay:

[ppiew]

Have done Knights & Lights and also Imperial Cities. Maybe Quest for The West next, although we love Bavaria and the tour looks great!

[Tracie Wallace]

The Emerald Isle on July 24! :cool1:

[jenbadeaux]

Southwest Splendors Aug. 2nd with my DH, and my 4 kids--DD19, DS11, DS9, and DD6.

[krdisneybound]

I am booked for the June 21, 2007 "Once Upon a Fairytale".

Very excited about this and have lots of planning to do.

Anyone else doing this one??

[Mamadis]

Viva Italia 5/29.

[AndreaJ]

We have just booked our first ABD to Ireland in June! New to boards!:goodvibes

[BriarRosie]

We have just booked our first ABD to Ireland in June! New to boards!:goodvibes

Woot! Welcome to the DIS! :banana:

[Skylarr29]

Just booked today!

Flavors of France on June 25th and Imperial cities July 1st :cool1:

[glassslipper2004]

Thinking about Viva Italia, 8/3/08.

[TDC Nala]

Australia, January 24, 2009

[dingoballs]

Enchanted China on September 17, 2008

[glassslipper2004]

Has anyone gotten any discounts besides the early booking discount? Do any of the TA's offer one?

Thanks.

[MJGirl]

Has anyone gotten any discounts besides the early booking discount? Do any of the TA's offer one?

Thanks.

I know last year that Small World gave me 25 pounds and 50 Euros for my London/Paris tour. I don't know what they are offering this year though. This year I used DVC points, so no bonus for me.

[dingoballs]

Has anyone gotten any discounts besides the early booking discount? Do any of the TA's offer one?

Thanks.

I haven't heard of any special TA discounts, but if you book through Costco Travel, you can earn a Cash Card up to $500, plus the early booking discount.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Productgroup.aspx?Prodid=11234605&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US

[behappy]

Australia - Nov 16, 2008

[glassslipper2004]

FYI, I have found out that if you have an Annual Pass, you get 10% off an Adventures by Disney trip.

[wdwsos]

Just booked today!

Flavors of France on June 25th and Imperial cities July 1st :cool1:

You're with us in France! I'm traveling with my family of five (three grown sons), two clients who I met on Viva Italia and we've since become good friends (our third AbD together!) and two other agents from my company! Did you get the last room? I think there was only one left last time I called to add one of my son's friends.

We did Imperial Cities this year and loved it!

Dotti

[Skylarr29]

You're with us in France! I'm traveling with my family of five (three grown sons), two clients who I met on Viva Italia and we've since become good friends (our third AbD together!) and two other agents from my company! Did you get the last room? I think there was only one left last time I called to add one of my son's friends.

We did Imperial Cities this year and loved it!

Dotti

Maybe we did get the last room! Didn't ask lol. Are you a TA? So am I! How funny!!! It will be myself and my boyfriend! We are so excited. This will be my first trip abroad!

[wdwsos]

Maybe we did get the last room! Didn't ask lol. Are you a TA? So am I! How funny!!! It will be myself and my boyfriend! We are so excited. This will be my first trip abroad!

Yes, I'm a TA too! This will be like a mini-convention - there are at least four of us on this trip that I know of! :)

[Skylarr29]

Yes, I'm a TA too! This will be like a mini-convention - there are at least four of us on this trip that I know of! :)

It's a shame I will be there with my boyfriend, your sons are all quite handsome lol!!!!!!!!!!:rotfl:

[krdisneybound]

FYI, I have found out that if you have an Annual Pass, you get 10% off an Adventures by Disney trip.


If you get the early booking discount, you do not get it for AP.

You get one or the other, not both. Early booking is much better as it gives a better discount than the 10% for an AP.

[krdisneybound]

Has anyone booked the Fairytale trip to Germany on June 20th by any chance??

[wdwsos]

It's a shame I will be there with my boyfriend, your sons are all quite handsome lol!!!!!!!!!!:rotfl:

How do you think I get so many people to travel with me? They're my biggest marketing tool. :rotfl2:

Sorry there were so many photos to go through! (700+!)

http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos3461/5/92/20/4/91/8/891042092505_0_ALB.jpg

[Skylarr29]

How do you think I get so many people to travel with me? They're my biggest marketing tool. :rotfl2:

Sorry there were so many photos to go through! (700+!)

http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos3461/5/92/20/4/91/8/891042092505_0_ALB.jpg


The photos were great! I am actually relieved to have a good review because the only other two I read were negative and I was getting very worried!

[Kris10luvsDisney]

We booked our first ABD for Sept. 21, 2008..Viva Italia! We can't wait! :banana:

[MickeyManiac001]

Booked Viva Italia 9/21/08 through 9/29/08!!! Can't wait!

[dingoballs]

We booked our first ABD for Sept. 21, 2008..Viva Italia! We can't wait! :banana:

Were you able to get the Early Booking Discount?

[dingoballs]

Booked Viva Italia 9/21/08 through 9/29/08!!! Can't wait!

Were you able to get the Early Booking Discount?

[krdisneybound]

I have a feeling that next year, ABD is going to be very, very busy.

Wonder when the new schedule will be coming out???

[KLondon]

ABD Trip#2 has been officially booked and it's gonna be Costa Rica, Aug 3 - Aug 9, 2008.

[PrincessCindi]

We are doing Sept 27th-Oct4th Southwest Speldors!!
Cant wait!:)

[MJGirl]

ABD Trip#2 has been officially booked and it's gonna be Costa Rica, Aug 3 - Aug 9, 2008.

Congrats... I have booked my second as well. I'm doing the Backstage Magic tour from Aug 12-17. I leave on Aug 9 to head out to Buffalo and then to LA on the 10th., so I won't get to check out your trip report :thumbsup2 till I get back.

[sayhello]

May 10-17 2008 Southwest Splendors!

sayhello