Changing dates - should I wear the price increase now or wait to see if a better deal comes up later?

[zanzibar138]

Looking forward to our upcoming trip to Paris in September next year!

I booked 2 rooms (for a total of 3 people) at Cheyenne when availability was first released, checking in on Sunday 12 September and checking out on Thursday 17 September, for a total cost of USD $2,531.34.

In the meantime, our plans have changed slightly and now we won't be arriving in Paris until late on 12 September, so I'd like to change our Disney dates to Monday 13 September to Friday 18 September. However, the price has now gone by about USD $500.

For those more familiar with DLP's calendar and pricing, is there likely to be some sort of deal announced for that period closer to the time? Or should I just go ahead and make the change now before prices go up any further?

I understand that bookings are flexible, so I could potentially make a change now AND later if better pricing comes up. However, I want to minimise the number of times I have to call France from Australia. Plus we're having to pay conversion fees which don't get refunded (and will be refunded in local currency of course, subject to conversion rates at the time), so we are losing money every time we make a change. Unfortunately there was no option to pay in AUD!

 

[steve_rob]

It's very rare for there to be any deals nearer the time for DLP. Most deals are announced when the dates are initially released (e.g. book early and get x% off) and even then, they aren't as common as they used to be. I think you might be better off taking the hit on the price now.

 

[zanzibar138]

It's very rare for there to be any deals nearer the time for DLP. Most deals are announced when the dates are initially released (e.g. book early and get x% off) and even then, they aren't as common as they used to be. I think you might be better off taking the hit on the price now.

Thank you, that was very helpful!

For the record, I called and the CM actually talked me out of making the change since the price has increased so significantly. I've decided that we'll just go straight to DLP from the airport (we don't get in until late and I was going to book a cheap airport hotel to save money on that first night), and I'll one separate room (room only through a third party seller) at the end of the trip.