Savings with Tampa!

[tacomaranch]

I just got a notice from airfare watchdog with departures from SCL to Tampa for $228 on Frontier. We have already paid $376.00 each for SWA to MCO. I was so surprised to see a savings of $88 per person.

With 7 people we could rent a minivan and still save over SWA.

I doubt DH will want to take longer to get to WDW so perhaps it is worth it after all.

Do think of other cities when flying, it can save money.

 

[mareed]

It's really pretty convenient to fly in/out of Tampa. Especially if you're staying off-site and getting a rental car no matter what (so the loss of ME is not a consideration).

It looks to me that the prices you listed are actually $148 less at Tampa, and I've also found much better prices an availibility at times there instead of MCO. If you have 7 people, a total savings of over $1000 by using Tampa would absolutely be worth it in my opinion!

 

[dopeyfanatic]

I agree with the above poster. Prices you posted vary more than $88. For that much money, the extra hour drive wouldn't bother me. I wouldn't even consider MCO an option!

 

[billcsho]

I am flying to Daytona Beach which is also an hour away. That saves me ~$50 each x4.
By the way, you should compare the car rental rate too. I got a medium size car for $177 plus tax ($226) for a week at DAB.

Update: I just switched to Alamo for a compact car at $158/wk including tax.