Calling all Virgin Holiday Experts

[lpd222]

Originally Posted by MickeyYay

Can’t understand why anyone would book with virgin. Completely overpriced for the same holiday that can end up to be £100’s cheaper elsewhere

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It wasn't for us. Exact same holiday everywhere else (inc direct) was at least £1.5k dearer. But it does pay to shop around and compare.

[Mickie]

All I can say is Disney Holidays seem to consistently come out around £3-£400 pounds cheaper on the dates I’ve tracked for 2A and 1C and sometime £6-700 cheaper. That’s on Virgin Atlantic direct flights to make it a fair comparison. So I probably won’t be booking Virgin Holidays again-ok they include the “free” hire car but it’s cheaper to hire another car than upgrade the free one!

[Inky]

Wow, I used charter travel last year , DDP etc SSR , good price, went last October, didn’t get moved.

[Tinkerbell]

Virgin have always come out much more expensive. I prefer to deal direct with Disney, if there’s a problem not so much of a head in sand attitude. One reads so many posts about travel agents Virgin not fulfilling thier commitments, Thomas cook and others , people can’t link their accounts until closer to the date. When I book I expect confirmation that Disney have my booking. Book direct deal with the issues direct.

[disney332]

For us its slightly out of the normal family package.

We want 3 upper class adults and a Mod. When i cost wdw plus flights, the package is cheaper.

Yes you could wait until a sale BA or Virgin and book accomodation with wdw but that is a spinning coin.

Also we have a little thing called brexit going on and goodness only knows how that will affect aviation costs in the UK, as most airlines forward purchase say a year hence for those positions the most important of which is fuel and they are all detrrmined by the exhange rate.

Disney332

PS i ‘get’ all ofthe views raised and thank you all.
I hope VH have learned their lesson. Businesses should all do this as the norm

[gismo1554]

Originally Posted by gjdjud

Not always true. I've done DIY before and was always quick to Virgin bash. I was planning on doing DIY again but for a comparison got a VH quote and after a little haggling and with flying club discount I got the price I was looking to pay DIY but I also have the v room thrown in.

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Completely same here! I was surprised as have never done a holiday company before always done DIY. This is my first VH and I'm so far happy. That said apart from them adding back on a transfer for £15 that I asked them to remove back in April when I booked I've had no issues. I always check prices both as a package and without and definitely this year VH did sell at a very good rate plus I got a $200 gift card as well.

[Star87]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

I know we only read on here what people have posted, that may not be replicated elsewhere. However I seem to recollect seeing an awful of posts a while ago where people had been booked into Resort X by VH but then changed to Resort Y without an

Also if I remeber people affected were having to contact WDW themselves to get it sorted.

What type of business is that!

Would I book anything with VH?

Maybe car hire if VA stop doing it, possibly a late deal but that's about it.

Edit. I lay money you will get it cheaper going DIY.

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We were one of those people! In fact we were messed about by them so much I cancelled and rebooked with ATD.
And we booked well after free dining had been released. The way VH handled it was very poor.

[PPM]

Originally Posted by darsch1982

Thompson have said to methere is an early booking offer coming out on 25th april but dont know what it is

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So TUI say there’s an offer, but they don’t know what it is! Sounds like they are just trying to hook you.