Costco travel

[zoemurr]

Has anyone used this? We can put together our Hawaiian vacation much cheaper than AAA or doing it ourselves.

We don't have a Costco locally. I imagine I can join and do it all online? Anyone have any problems?

Thanks!

 

[Astridia]

Love Costco Travel. I've used them for Las Vegas, DLR, WDW/Universal, and for car rentals. I do a lot of comparison shopping and Costco is always the least expensive. For a 1 week car rental ( Orlando) Costco was $100 less than anyone including Hotwire.

I book online but I usually have some questions so I have to call in or chat. The staff is friendly courteous, and knowledgeable. This may seem over the top, but I think Costco is fantastic.

 

[havaneselover]

I'm using them for the first time for a Disney Cruise. So far they've been great and I'm getting a $235 cash card after the cruise (my old TA would have given me a $150 on board credit).

 

[Psychodisney]

When I first joined Costco, I did it for the Disney Cruise discount. More than covered the cost of the membership!

 

[Astridia]

My next trip is to Las Vegas. If I book through the Costco website, I save about $50/night and I get a $60 gift card. I just love Costco. No, I am not a plant!

 

[Minnesota!]

Odd timing - just got a Costco flyer with some awesome prices to Puerto Rico! Started looking into it today! Good to hear people like their services!

 

[CruzTerri]

I have used Costco travel for Car rental. First time I used it was November 2013 for my first trip to WDW. Picked up the car at the Dolphin, was so much easier than picking up the car at the airport. We used MDE for transportation to Kidani and then used the bus system the next day to get to the Dolphin, then drove back to Kidani to park the car. We needed a car as it was cheaper to rent a car one way to Ft. Lauderdale from Orlando than it would have been to fly. Oh and the cost was over $100 less than renting directly through an agency. I used them again last October for car rental with zero problem. I recommend Costco Travel Services. FYI - we took our own GPS loaded with Florida maps, so that we didn't have to rent one

 

[ImDMous]

I used them for a Hawaii trip in 2002 and it was great.

 

[AlohaNow]

I try and try, but I just cannot find car rentals cheaper than Costco! With the exception of a one-day Vegas rental once, which was one of those $19 Hotwire deals. I have no idea when we’ll cruise again (sadly I don’t think it will be on the Mickey Boat $$$$$) but we will definitely book through Costco to get the cash card. I have not purchased a package through them, but I do browse a lot to see what they have. Their buying power is amazing and they are able to offer fantastic deals!

 

[zoemurr]

Thanks everybody. We priced a basic trip through AAA and this came out so much cheaper we were able to add another island to the trip. It even gave us some ideas we didn't consider. I don't think ours comes with any of the cash cards or other perks (AAA had a few small things). We don't have a Costco though. I can't imagine that would matter? We actually are getting one in a few months so we will be able to use the membership again.

 

[Astridia]

Thanks everybody. We priced a basic trip through AAA and this came out so much cheaper we were able to add another island to the trip. It even gave us some ideas we didn't consider. I don't think ours comes with any of the cash cards or other perks (AAA had a few small things). We don't have a Costco though. I can't imagine that would matter? We actually are getting one in a few months so we will be able to use the membership again.

The annual membership is not that expensive and you can order products on line. IMO Costco has great customer service. On one of our trips we experienced an issue where the hotel wanted to charge a resort fee, but it was included through Costco.

I called and the person said they would take care of it immediately. A few minutes later, Costco customer service rep called back: he gave me the name of the person he spoke with at the hotel and told me to contact her directly if there were any other problems. I was very impressed.

 

[ALK$Disney]

I love using CostCo travel. We booked Aulani last fall and I have booked our upcoming cruise through them as well. They had a special for Aulani that was over $500 cheaper than any other sites and we also got a $200 CostCo cash card. We are also receiving a $355 cash card for booking our upcoming cruise. I would definitely book with CostCo over AAA.

 

[Barnabe]

I agree with everyone else, Costco travel is great.

 

[madelyn]

Booked a New Year's eve Disney cruise in 2013 through Costco and had no issues and loved the Costco cash cards that we got after we took our cruise. However my sister and BIL had some kind of issue w/ booking a large family reunion Princess Cruise to Alaska through Costco and they opted not to use Costco for the Disney cruise they went on with us.

 

[gemini2727]

We booked a Norwegian Cruise through Costco and saved over $800! I still can't believe it, lol. So glad our family friend told us to join before booking