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Hi
Looking to go to Orlando next April and have been checking prices for different airlines, from Manchester. Virgin prices to me look good £417 each at the moment, but am wary about booking now incase the prices come down which happened to me when I booked for this year. I know if I leave it I may not get my dates although I am slightly flexible by a week or so.
Anyone got any thoughts or advice on this.
Thanks.
steph_goodrum
20-07-2009, 18:03
To be honest I doubt you'll get much better price than that for Virgin at April, with the school hols on it is usually much more expensive.
Thanks Steph, that's what I thought, I am sure I paid much the same price in 2002.
Hopefully I will be able to talk hubby into booking this before the price goes up.
mfairhurst
20-07-2009, 20:28
Do not think that it will go down you have to allow for the extrat tax the goerment has put on again and I am sure the airliners cannot keep putting on there markup .
MAUREEN
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Katys Grandad
20-07-2009, 21:03
If that's school holidays then it's probably not going to get better. If it's not, the price might drop a bit in the occasional sales Virgin have between now and nearer the time.
The date I am looking at is the 22nd or 29th April. It is not holiday time in Scotland but not sure about elsewhere, we are planning on going for three weeks.
mfairhurst
20-07-2009, 21:37
Virgin seem to give 3 weeks cheaper than other airlines we had quite a few stay in our villa getting who got 3 weeks cheaper than 2 weeks .
And car hire is not bad as well .
MAUREEN
www.onlinefloridavillas.com/villas/1683.aspx
I paid £410 in Feb with Virgin so if its £417 in April 2010 snap their hands off as would have thought April would be much higher, especially for direct flights
I work in a primary school in England. Next year, we break up for Easter hols on Friday, 26th March for two weeks which means Good Friday falls on Friday, 3rd April. We go back to school on Monday, 12th April. Hope that helps.
KH
erowlands
21-07-2009, 02:37
We booked flight for April 11th for 3 weeks with virgin but using our tesco vouchers changed into airmiles, two flights all in £520 and we get flying club miles as well, back to collecting tesco vouchers again for later on next year
Eric
steph_goodrum
21-07-2009, 02:55
That's unusual Eric to get miles as normally any time you use miles whether it's miles plus money or miles alone then you don't get the miles or tier points for that flight. Unless it's something like they treat the Tesco vouchers as cash because they haven't given you those in the first place?
sammibabe
21-07-2009, 03:18
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by erowlands
We booked flight for April 11th for 3 weeks with virgin but using our tesco vouchers changed into airmiles, two flights all in £520 and we get flying club miles as well, back to collecting tesco vouchers again for later on next year
Eric
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Can you use Tesco vouchers into airmiles to pay the balance of a miles and money flight?
Katys Grandad
21-07-2009, 06:55
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by steph_goodrum
That's unusual Eric to get miles as normally any time you use miles whether it's miles plus money or miles alone then you don't get the miles or tier points for that flight. Unless it's something like they treat the Tesco vouchers as cash because they haven't given you those in the first place?
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It's quite usual to get both airline and hotel programme credits with Airmiles - it isn't a Frequent Flyer programme. There's a box to add your FF Account number when you book with them. In the same way, I always ask for (and get) loyalty points when I check in at hotels when I've used Airmiles.
In fact, the tickets often book into the higher fare classes so you can get bonus miles as well.
Katys Grandad
21-07-2009, 07:10
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by sammibabe
Can you use Tesco vouchers into airmiles to pay the balance of a miles and money flight?
I'm pretty sure you can't do that but Airmiles do miles and money deals of their own.
steph_goodrum
21-07-2009, 12:21
I haven't looked at Airmiles for a long time as we don't really have many places we use that do them so don't build up enough to use. I though it was BA equivalent of Virgin FF so expected them to be about the same. Will have to read more of the blurb that comes through.
sammibabe
21-07-2009, 13:20
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Katys Grandad
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by sammibabe
Can you use Tesco vouchers into airmiles to pay the balance of a miles and money flight?
I'm pretty sure you can't do that but Airmiles do miles and money deals of their own.
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That's a shame. With Tesco vouchers being worth 4 x face value and the amount of shopping we get through (and send hubby there for petrol as he does 50k a year) we would be able to go before 2011! Oh well, back to selling stuff on Ebay to go sooner!!!!!!!!!!
clairemca
21-07-2009, 21:23
Here's the link from Tesco (hope this is ok to post)
[website link edited]
You can turn your tesco vouchers into 4 times their value but it's only with Virgin Holidays, not Virgin Atlantic. You could book the cheapest holiday and then book your villa separately.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by steph_goodrum
That's unusual Eric to get miles as normally any time you use miles whether it's miles plus money or miles alone then you don't get the miles or tier points for that flight. Unless it's something like they treat the Tesco vouchers as cash because they haven't given you those in the first place?
[/quote]I just log in to the flying club and enter my flight details when we arrive home and you receive half the amount of miles normally received.
sammibabe
21-07-2009, 23:49
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by clairemca
Here's the link from Tesco (hope this is ok to post)
[website link edited]
You can turn your tesco vouchers into 4 times their value but it's only with Virgin Holidays, not Virgin Atlantic. You could book the cheapest holiday and then book your villa separately.
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Does Virgin Flydrive come under Virgin Holidays to use the Tesco Vouchers? Wondering if that would be better option than Virgin Atlantic with a miles and money flight. Have done Fly Drive before, ditched the car and booked from here as that was cheaper than all the extras you need to pay!
steph_goodrum
22-07-2009, 00:25
Mark
It sound like they are N class tickets or something which in the past you dint get any Virgin miles for but last year they changed it so you got half the miles, in that and a couple of others so whenever you pay for a ticket you get some miles. I guess they do treat the Tesco ones as cash then.
Katys Grandad
22-07-2009, 09:04
They don't always book into N but it's the most common class for Airmiles. I've known BA flights book into Full Fare but it does vary.
It's not widely known that you can trade Tesco vouchers for actual BA miles instead of Airmiles which, for some people, is more beneficial. I've collected over 250,000 that way.
erowlands
22-07-2009, 11:00
If you go for virgin holidays vouchers they are for complete holidays only, you have to go for airmiles to get fly drives, you get a choice of fly drives using most uk and usa carriers.
When you go the airmiles route they are booking your flights for you so you cannot combine miles plus money with them.
Eric
Katys Grandad
22-07-2009, 11:44
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by erowlands
When you go the airmiles route they are booking your flights for you so you cannot combine miles plus money with them.
Eric[/quote]That's 1 of the ways going for BA miles (as distinguished from Airmiles) with Tesco vouchers might be advantageous for some people because you can use them for Miles/Cash, Miles only or even for upgrades on BA. You just open a BA Executive Club account (free) and the miles are automatically credited to it.
A lot of confusion stems from the decision to call the programme 'Airmiles' because the reality is that they're a broader travel reward programme not a Frequent Flyer scheme. Very understandably, a lot of people mistakenly think that Airmiles is BA's FF programme.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Katys Grandad
A lot of confusion stems from the decision to call the programme 'Airmiles' because the reality is that they're a broader travel reward programme not a Frequent Flyer scheme. Very understandably, a lot of people mistakenly think that Airmiles is BA's FF programme.[/quote]Airmiles started as BA's frequent flyer program in 1987 though - that's probably where it comes from. Airmiles has since 'broken away' from BA's FF program, and is now collectible on general purchases not just miles in the air, and covers more than just BA. But Airmiles is still run by The Mileage Company, which also runs the BA Miles program.
Katys Grandad
22-07-2009, 12:28
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Sniff
...and is now collectible on general purchases not just miles in the air. Not collectible at all on miles in the air Keith - which is what most distinguishes it from a FF programme.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Katys Grandad
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Sniff
...and is now collectible on general purchases not just miles in the air. Not collectible at all on miles in the air Keith - which is what mostly distinguishes it from a FF programme.[/quote]True! But redeemable for miles in the air:D
clairemca
23-07-2009, 00:11
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by sammibabe
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by clairemca
Here's the link from Tesco (hope this is ok to post)
[website link edited]
You can turn your tesco vouchers into 4 times their value but it's only with Virgin Holidays, not Virgin Atlantic. You could book the cheapest holiday and then book your villa separately.
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Does Virgin Flydrive come under Virgin Holidays to use the Tesco Vouchers? Wondering if that would be better option than Virgin Atlantic with a miles and money flight. Have done Fly Drive before, ditched the car and booked from here as that was cheaper than all the extras you need to pay!
I think you can book flydrive, just had a look at Virgin Holidays site for flydrive for July next year and it works out really expensive!
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