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8 Aug 22, 10:18 AM |
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VIP Dibber
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Virgin Holidays, Alamo & Upgrade
Hi all,
My mum has decided to join us next year in Florida and this means we now need a bigger car. Has anyone had success upgrading upon arrival to a bigger vehicle? We have pre-booked a standard SUV (edge or similar) but will now need a 7 seater. It's been years since I've used Alamo, and heard some experiences when collected the car from any row, a bigger vehicle has been parked there and available for selection, so hoping that helps with availability. I have budgeted to pay the additional fee at the desk, but is it cheaper to do it with VH in advance?
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8 Aug 22, 11:00 AM |
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slightly serious Dibber
Join Date: Jul 16
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Do it in advance if you can.
If you wait till the desk you will likely end up paying more (you are captive audience and they have no incentive to discount + they are on commission). Yes, you might get lucky with a bigger car being available - but it’s chance. Would an option be splitting the party and some getting an Uber to your resort/hotel - meaning you can keep original car size (are you landing at MCO)? |
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8 Aug 22, 11:17 AM |
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Thank you. Yeah flying into MCO. Problem is though we are staying in a villa with a lot planned for the parks and an overnight for Miami. Currently we have 5 seats (with 5 passengers) and I think the next size up is 7 seater. When my mum arrives we have 6 people so defo need an upgrade.
Im sure I tried this before with BA and they said they had to cancel down my booking and re-quote - which id like to avoid if possible.
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8 Aug 22, 11:37 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Jul 15
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Bear in mind the 7 seater lack in the luggage space department.
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8 Aug 22, 11:38 AM |
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slightly serious Dibber
Join Date: Jul 16
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Ok. Is it a fly drive with Virgin?
You might be lucky to find something like a Ford Explorer (which is 7 seat) in the standard SUV row at Alamo - I’ve had that a couple of times before. But it is luck. If it’s a fly drive, I’d still do some quotes for stand alone car hire with places like USCarHire and Discount Florida Car Hire - see what prices you get. Sounds like you’d need either a 7 seat minivan or 7 seat (full size) SUV. Again this will depend on how much luggage you have + 6 people. |
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8 Aug 22, 11:40 AM |
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slightly serious Dibber
Join Date: Jul 16
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8 Aug 22, 07:32 PM |
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Excited about Disney
Join Date: Mar 21
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After completing skip the counter etc with Alamo we have another driver to add to the hire. I have contacted Alamo and you can add the extra driver at the desk upon arrival for an additional $15 per day but they need to be there to show driving license.
When I rang VH to amend the booking they wanted an extra £1700 for the upgraded insurance that included the extra driver (We have our own insurance) |
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8 Aug 22, 07:35 PM |
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I have recently upgraded our car through VH. We had only booked the basic car but DH was having second thoughts. We upgraded to a Mustang and because the prices have dropped since we booked, we only paid another £100ish.
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8 Aug 22, 07:41 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jun 20
Location: U.K.
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Husband upgraded over the phone with Virgin from an economy to the next tier up.
Has anyone who paid off their flight/car hire in the last few weeks phoned Virgin to get some kind of refund on the car hire since the price has fallen? Edited at 07:43 PM. |
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9 Aug 22, 10:47 PM |
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Thread Starter
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Thank you all, I'll give them another ring and see what they can offer.
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