Premius Economy - is it worth it?

[DisneyAli]

out of interest i phoned virgin for a PE quote and for the two of us it would have been nearly another £1000.00 to shell out and like previous answers i thought this money would be better spent whilst we were actually out there.

 

[Boo Boo Too]

Almost travelled PE to Florida last year, but was quoted about £1100 per person (high street travel agent) for PE and found an internet return fare of £1615 per person for Upper Class....

We tend to do a cruise before going to Orlando, so fly into Miami and not Orlando itself. The tickets were bought (and have been purchased again for this Summer ) as Continental BusinessFirst tickets. Contiental does a codeshare with Virgin (so your ticket is Contiental, but your seat is in Upper Class on Virgin between LGW and MIA).

In July an economy ticket can cost about £700, so a bit over twice as much for a considerably better journey (Upper Class) seems good to me. Still, no kids yet (so might have something to do with it...)

My biggest bargain yet - although OT 'cos it was from LHR to LAX (and not Orlando) - was flying return Virgin Upper Class (on Continental tickets again) for just under £1100 per person. Its amazing what deals you can find if you look...

Flying anything other than economy can spoil you though (ask my poor husband...) and does use money which can be spent elsewhere (park tickets, food etc.etc.). Depends what is important to you (I like being spoilt occassionally...).

Boo

 

[Boo Boo Too]

Ooopppsss, double post - sorry.

Boo

 

[kazzie]

I'm another person who thinks PE is worth it ,every cent! Again the only negative thing is you'll not want to fly economy again!

The brochure price to fly PE is £1,100, but you can find it quite a bit cheaper than the price Virgin will quote you.

Boo,that upper class fare sounds brilliant!