MickeyMcMouse
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After a horrendous 6 weeks at work, end of financial year coupled with a new group computer system, I decided that "we" needed a short break.
Disneyland Paris seemed inviting, as we hadn't been there since the new park opened, so the excercise of pricing our trip started.
Airmiles were to be used for the flights from Edinburgh to CDG, something like 20 euros for the transfer each and a quote of around £700 for 2 nights in the Disneyland Hotel. Expensive but very nice.
So including air tax, etc, total bill without spending money around £800 - 850.
About to push the button and it suddenly struck me. £ 800 for 3 days 2 nights at DLP ......
Back onto the net with a new purpose. The new plan was Florida - leave Edinburgh wed night down to Gatwick, overnight in a hotel, fly out thurs morning, arrive thurs afternoon, all day fri, sat, sun and most of mon, leaving last flight mon night, getting into Gatwick tues morning and back to Edinburgh tues lunchtime.
Virgin - over £ 1000 for 2 flights
Expedia - nothing reasonable direct (no time for any changes) Airnet - same as expedia
The new plan was failing ... EBookers - 2 BA flights on the correct dates £ 620
Virgin £ 880
New plan - phone the flying club and plead !! Virgin frequent flier... BA £ 620 .... don't want to go BA.... can Virgin match it.
Didn't even get into my full stride when the nice young lady said "You have enough miles for 2 free economy flights, Do you want to use them ?"
On the phone to DVC. 4 nights at Villas @ Wilderness Lodge - no problem.
Booked the car hire thro Florida car hire £ 165 and shuttles and Gatwick hotel thro airmiles £105 for Le Meridian and £ 40 ish for flight taxes.
So...............................
Flying down to Gatwick courtesy of Airmiles, staying at Le Meridian and the out on Virgin. Car hire from Dollar, 5 days , 4 nights in the Villas @ Wilderness Lodge, a grand total of ....
£ 300 for the 2 of us
4 weeks today .
David
Disneyland Paris seemed inviting, as we hadn't been there since the new park opened, so the excercise of pricing our trip started.
Airmiles were to be used for the flights from Edinburgh to CDG, something like 20 euros for the transfer each and a quote of around £700 for 2 nights in the Disneyland Hotel. Expensive but very nice.
So including air tax, etc, total bill without spending money around £800 - 850.
About to push the button and it suddenly struck me. £ 800 for 3 days 2 nights at DLP ......
Back onto the net with a new purpose. The new plan was Florida - leave Edinburgh wed night down to Gatwick, overnight in a hotel, fly out thurs morning, arrive thurs afternoon, all day fri, sat, sun and most of mon, leaving last flight mon night, getting into Gatwick tues morning and back to Edinburgh tues lunchtime.
Virgin - over £ 1000 for 2 flights
Expedia - nothing reasonable direct (no time for any changes) Airnet - same as expedia The new plan was failing ... EBookers - 2 BA flights on the correct dates £ 620
Virgin £ 880 New plan - phone the flying club and plead !! Virgin frequent flier... BA £ 620 .... don't want to go BA.... can Virgin match it.
Didn't even get into my full stride when the nice young lady said "You have enough miles for 2 free economy flights, Do you want to use them ?"
On the phone to DVC. 4 nights at Villas @ Wilderness Lodge - no problem.
Booked the car hire thro Florida car hire £ 165 and shuttles and Gatwick hotel thro airmiles £105 for Le Meridian and £ 40 ish for flight taxes.
So...............................
Flying down to Gatwick courtesy of Airmiles, staying at Le Meridian and the out on Virgin. Car hire from Dollar, 5 days , 4 nights in the Villas @ Wilderness Lodge, a grand total of ....
£ 300 for the 2 of us
4 weeks today .
David
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