Pricing
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:44 pmWhat is the best place online for Pricing? We are looking for a package (flight and hotel) for mid December. Thank for any assistance.
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:44 pmPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:40 pmWe've been happy with Allinclusiveoutlet.com. We've booked three trips with them thus far with good service.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:07 pmJust a fyi - Normally you will get a better price on Desire by booking through a TA that specializes in Desire or by booking with Desire directly yourself.
For example if you book thru a TA or with the resort directly before Oct 18th for mid Dec. you can take advantage of an existing promo that will get you a GardenView room for 7 nights for a total of $2408 for the two of you.
The best price Allinclusiveoutlet.com was able to come up with for the same room class and travel period (resort only) was $2,550.00
You can get private(not shared) round trip transfers for $60 and if you watch sales on airfare you can usually do better than online aggregators such as Allinclusiveoutlet.com
For example if you book thru a TA or with the resort directly before Oct 18th for mid Dec. you can take advantage of an existing promo that will get you a GardenView room for 7 nights for a total of $2408 for the two of you.
The best price Allinclusiveoutlet.com was able to come up with for the same room class and travel period (resort only) was $2,550.00
You can get private(not shared) round trip transfers for $60 and if you watch sales on airfare you can usually do better than online aggregators such as Allinclusiveoutlet.com
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:37 pmexpedia.com served me well. You can always try the discounts through dennyp.com as well
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:13 pmWe booked through Expedia as well. Least expensive from what I compared to. But I didn't check allinclusiveoutlet.com
And with Expedia, you have to arrange your transportation which wasn't a problem.
And with Expedia, you have to arrange your transportation which wasn't a problem.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:39 pmExpedia here also, was told by two TA that they could not compete with Expedia's prices.........did check with allinclusiveoutlet before I posted here and Expedia still cheaper.........but I have also found Expedia's prices to vary from time to time
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:51 amWe've booked both direct with the Hotel and with various TAs.
Shop around with the TAs that specialise - last trip Castaways paid all our airport transfers for both Desire and HBR.
It can pay to phone direct rather than using the internet - you can say "Can't you give me a better deal?" more easily when you are actually speaking to someone rather than sending/reading e-mails.
Shop around with the TAs that specialise - last trip Castaways paid all our airport transfers for both Desire and HBR.
It can pay to phone direct rather than using the internet - you can say "Can't you give me a better deal?" more easily when you are actually speaking to someone rather than sending/reading e-mails.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:31 amWe booked through travelocity and got a great deal.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 1:53 pmfound much better deals when booking flight and room together! All the travel sites are pretty much the same...only vary within a couple hundred dollars.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:47 pmWe always book with our travel agent and they always manage to beat the online bookings. We got an outrageously cheap deal for September and in Business class. Which means we can bring more shoes, more toys, more outfits... 
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:28 pmdennyp did better than booking direct with Desire on our last trip. We recommend checking with him.