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Forum: Trip Planning Florida 16 Dec 21, 08:20 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,215
Posted By Norris1969
Same for me also, I’ve booked a holiday (flights...

Same for me also, I’ve booked a holiday (flights + hotel) and I’m wondering if that makes a difference (maybe Tom is flight only and you get more options?). I’ve got Seat Change but no upgrade...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 15 Dec 21, 09:22 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,124
Posted By Norris1969
I got my flight change emails in from BA this...

I got my flight change emails in from BA this afternoon. They changed our flight to Heathrow to Philly then Tampa………manage to miss out the fact I needed to get down from Edinburgh (just said on the...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 15 Dec 21, 09:15 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,124
Posted By Norris1969
Looking at the American Airline schedule from...

Looking at the American Airline schedule from Dublin (picked 15th July as a date) looks like the earliest you can get to MCO via Philly is arriving in to Orlando at 8.40 at night. If your flight...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 15 Dec 21, 08:25 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,215
Posted By Norris1969
Thanks, how do you go about looking for the...

Thanks, how do you go about looking for the upgrade price?…..I couldn’t see the option when looking in BA Manage my Booking.
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 14 Dec 21, 10:50 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,124
Posted By Norris1969
Can you not just change or did you book with AA...

Can you not just change or did you book with AA direct?

Must admit I’ve started to get the same feeling as the last 2 summers and it isn’t going to happen. Can’t get that excited about planning as...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 14 Dec 21, 10:22 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,124
Posted By Norris1969
Not yet, I’m going to try them before the week is...

Not yet, I’m going to try them before the week is out. Let us know how you get on and I’ll do likewise.
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 13 Dec 21, 10:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,124
Posted By Norris1969
My flight is still showing as ok on Manage My...

My flight is still showing as ok on Manage My Booking on BA, but if you try and do a dummy booking now from Edinburgh the AA flight doesn’t come up as an option. I’m going to look at options and then...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 13 Dec 21, 10:32 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,124
Posted By Norris1969
I’m guessing it’s new news as I think the AA...

I’m guessing it’s new news as I think the AA summer 2022 schedule was only just changed at end of last week. It’s an issue with lack of wide body planes as they are outstanding deliveries of 787s...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 13 Dec 21, 08:32 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,124
Posted By Norris1969
American Airlines Summer Schedule Cancellations

Noticed over the weekend that American Airlines have cancelled some of their normal routes for next Summer.

We were booked via BA.com with AA from Edinburgh to Tampa via Philadelphia but AA have...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 12 Dec 21, 12:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,885
Posted By Norris1969
Same as some others have noted here, I would say...

Same as some others have noted here, I would say a minimum of 3 hours or it’s not worth the stress (especially with little ones in tow).

We’ve done via Philly and, on paper, had 2.5 hours but our...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 18 Nov 21, 12:11 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
With Budget?…….did you manage to skip the counter...

With Budget?…….did you manage to skip the counter or did you need to go to the Hire Desk (and if you did then what were the queues like and any hard sell?)?
Forum: Tickets 14 Nov 21, 06:29 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,008
Posted By Norris1969
Thanks for pointing that out, I was assuming card...

Thanks for pointing that out, I was assuming card tickets as we’d been issued with by OAT on previous bookings. Not so keen on e-tickets, think I’ll hold off keep checking to see if any better deal...
Forum: Tickets 14 Nov 21, 05:59 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,008
Posted By Norris1969
OAT must have changed then as I’ve used them in...

OAT must have changed then as I’ve used them in the past and got real tickets (cards) for WDW, are you sure?
Forum: Tickets 14 Nov 21, 01:40 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,008
Posted By Norris1969
Apologies, you’re right. Definitely makes OAT...

Apologies, you’re right. Definitely makes OAT cheapest option today for WDW tickets, I’m going to hold off meantime and see if there are better deals around Christmas/New Year.
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 14 Nov 21, 12:24 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
Mid July therefore not long before you. I’m still...

Mid July therefore not long before you. I’m still tempted to phone Budget and AutoEurope and try and figure out a work around. Used to be a good workaround for Alamo on here years ago where if you’d...
Forum: Tickets 14 Nov 21, 12:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,579
Posted By Norris1969
Only thing that is putting me off (after the last...

Only thing that is putting me off (after the last year) is their insurance options, they don’t give you an option to pay and get free cancellation for any reason (as other companies are offering as...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 14 Nov 21, 12:07 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
Ideal, let us know how you get on. We are flying...

Ideal, let us know how you get on. We are flying in to Tampa but back from Miami, doing a bit of travelling outside of the Orlando park part of the trip and those airport options were the most...
Forum: Tickets 14 Nov 21, 11:40 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,008
Posted By Norris1969
I did, but I’d stopped short of the page you’ve...

I did, but I’d stopped short of the page you’ve highlighted in your reply. Suppose it depends on whether or not anyone is looking for Kennedy Space Centre tickets………if you are then Attraction Tickets...
Forum: Tickets 14 Nov 21, 11:33 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,008
Posted By Norris1969
Does anyone know where you add the ATDIBB10 code...

Does anyone know where you add the ATDIBB10 code in Attraction Tickets.com as per the notice at the top of this page , to get 10% off? Tried a dummy booking earlier and couldn’t figure out where to...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 14 Nov 21, 10:06 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
What was the hire desk experience like with...

What was the hire desk experience like with Budget, any hard sell? I’ve become too used to Alamo and Avis skip the counter. Also, car standard/condition ok?
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 13 Nov 21, 08:48 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
Think we’re screwed, I emailed the autoeurope...

Think we’re screwed, I emailed the autoeurope email address that I seen on the budget.com website on my booking details and got the reply below. Doesn’t make sense to me though as everyone who has a...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 13 Nov 21, 08:41 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
That’s exactly the same issue I have, booked car...

That’s exactly the same issue I have, booked car through the Irish autoeurope site and I have a UK driving licence, slightly worried that could be an issue for us when we get to collect the car (I’m...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 12 Nov 21, 07:46 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
Thanks, i actually made it through to the section...

Thanks, i actually made it through to the section you note last night. It recognised my reservation, but when I input my driving licence details a window popped up to say that the country noted on my...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 11 Nov 21, 10:22 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
Andy when I follow that link it takes me to...

Andy when I follow that link it takes me to Budget.com page and there is no digital check-in button, but there is their Fastbreak as an option. When I input my Surname then the budget confirmation...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 10 Nov 21, 08:39 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
That’s what I’ve decided the issue may be, I’m...

That’s what I’ve decided the issue may be, I’m going to phone Budget tomorrow and see if there is an issue. Would rather skip the counter as I’ve seen a lot of posts saying that Budget are murder for...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 10 Nov 21, 08:36 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
Thanks, that’s what I’ve been trying to do but...

Thanks, that’s what I’ve been trying to do but when I input the correct budget confirmation number the system says that it’s not recognised. Have you done this yourself and it has worked?……….I’ll...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 10 Nov 21, 08:40 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 13,954
Posted By Norris1969
Budget Check In/Skip the Counter

Seen a thread yesterday that suggested Budget now allowed you to check in online and skip the counter. Looked at the Budget UK website and that does appear to be the case, question I have is that I’m...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 25 Sep 21, 01:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By Norris1969
Thanks Lola, that’s the same as me then; I.e. the...

Thanks Lola, that’s the same as me then; I.e. the total price of my holiday reduced by the value of the voucher. For some reason I was thinking they’d use the voucher as my deposit and it would show...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 25 Sep 21, 11:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By Norris1969
Using BA Voucher on New Booking

Hi, has anyone used their BA vouchers from cancelled bookings from this year on a new BA holiday booking (either flight + car or flight + hotel)?

Can I ask if the voucher values you used showed...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 15 Sep 21, 10:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,112
Posted By Norris1969
Great tip, I jumped on and got the large car from...

Great tip, I jumped on and got the large car from budget picking up from Tampa on 15/07/22 and dropping off to Miami on 30/07/22 for €434 (£371). Smaller car than I was hoping for but great price...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 3 Jan 20, 08:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 831
Posted By Norris1969
For clarity you will still do the equivalent of...

For clarity you will still do the equivalent of ‘skip the counter’ if you are signed up to Avis Preferred, the “desk” that others are referring to is the kiosk in the garage and not the hire desk in...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 17 Jun 18, 05:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,092
Posted By Norris1969
Have you tried Andy at Discount Florida Car Hire?...

Have you tried Andy at Discount Florida Car Hire? They’ll quote Alamo and other options and they are cheaper than Alamo (but with all the same benefits as booking direct).

Avis are fine though, we...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 22 May 18, 10:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 717
Posted By Norris1969
Have you checked the NCP “discount”? They are a...

Have you checked the NCP “discount”? They are a con, find the price without using the code then do the same with the code... every time I tried one of the NCP codes it’s the same price at Glasgow.
...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 31 Mar 18, 03:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 456
Posted By Norris1969
You pick from a row of cars that are in the...

You pick from a row of cars that are in the category you booked. There is an Alamo Sanford video on YouTube that explains what you do. We are doing the same this year as we got great prices on the...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 28 Dec 17, 01:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,416
Posted By Norris1969
Hi! Don’t worry that your booking still shows a...

Hi! Don’t worry that your booking still shows a balance to pay, it won’t reduce to £nil until you pick up your car and hand over the voucher at the desk (BA don’t actually pay Avis until the start of...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 26 Nov 17, 01:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,183
Posted By Norris1969
If you’re query is related to upgrading your car...

If you’re query is related to upgrading your car (assuming you have booked flight + car through BA?) then you don’t have an option to upgrade on-line. I wanted to upgrade our car after the initial...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 18 Mar 17, 08:31 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,402
Posted By Norris1969
If you are signed up to Avis Preferred then your...

If you are signed up to Avis Preferred then your car is waiting for you in a parking bay. However if you don't like your car there's a row of cars that are free to swap (I think it only applies if...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 14 Mar 17, 09:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,402
Posted By Norris1969
The BA upgrade prices are crazy when you know how...

The BA upgrade prices are crazy when you know how much Avis are really looking for to make the upgrade. I was prepared to spend the £365 Avis were looking for the upgrade but not the £895 that BA...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 7 Mar 17, 10:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,402
Posted By Norris1969
If you go to 'Manage my Booking' on the BA...

If you go to 'Manage my Booking' on the BA website and then (once you've logged in) scroll down until you see your car hire (after my flights on my page) expand the car hire (+) then press the button...
Forum: Car Hire & Transportation 5 Feb 17, 02:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,402
Posted By Norris1969
Avis/BA Car Hire Upgrade

We booked a BA flight + car for July 17 and I've been looking to upgrade our Grade F SUV to a Grade Z SUV (Chevy Tahoe). BA are quoting us £895 + £25 admin fee to upgrade, however I downloaded the...
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