TUI to leave Sanford

[sprocket]

This is just like calling Southampton airport an airport for London. What a joke TUI are and pushes them into the Ryanair territory.
How many people are going to book these flights not knowing and end up with huge taxi or transfer fees.
I can see the poor families now getting into a taxi on arrival and getting a huge fare.

[PPM]

Originally Posted by sprocket

This is just like calling Southampton airport an airport for London. What a joke TUI are and pushes them into the Ryanair territory.
How many people are going to book these flights not knowing and end up with huge taxi or transfer fees.
I can see the poor families now getting into a taxi on arrival and getting a huge fare.

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People who buy flight only tend to know what else is involved in making their holiday. I don’t think many would go and arrive at an airport not knowing where it is, and how to get to your final destination. Many folks do this already going into Tampa and Miami.
If you book a package you get your hire car ( less insurance ) or a transfer included.



Google says
Tampa Airport to Disney Springs 78 miles
Melbourne MLB to Disney Springs 77.5 miles
So why are we not slaughtering BA for flying into Tampa but we are with TUI intoMLB?

[Maui]

Arguments for and against - but until TUI release prices, we can't really judge.

If people have booked packaged deals with TUI, they will/should run transfers from there. For the people who have booked DIY, I can't see this being a problem at all, other than maybe the number/selection of rental cars...

In terms of the drive, if you are uncomfortable at the thought of driving towards the Kissimmee/Lake Buena Vista area, the drive couldn't be easier (192 all the way). If you flew to Tampa, you would have to tackle the I4 (I know which one I would prefer to drive after a long flight)

One more plus for the move to Melbourne, end your holiday a day earlier, drive down to Cocoa Beach and have a day and half there and then drive to the airport in the morning/lunch time.

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by PPM

So why are we not slaughtering BA for flying into Tampa but we are with TUI intoMLB?

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Because BA don't say that the flight is into Orlando?

Admittedly, we don't know what TUI will be calling this flight. It depends on whether they classify the flight as an Orlando flight or not.

Still, the point is, some people are put off by flights to Tampa. I wouldn't consider a flight into Tampa even if it was cheap (and price is usually the main reason for considering a flight to Tampa). It's too far away. If TUI decided to fly to Tampa then it would put me off using them again. Especially if the price didn't significantly reduce. The same applies with Melbourne.

[Uncle paul]

I think the travel journalist Simon Calder summed it up... “a Ryanair version of Orlando”

[PPM]

Originally Posted by Nimbus

Because BA don't say that the flight is into Orlando?

Admittedly, we don't know what TUI will be calling this flight. It depends on whether they classify the flight as an Orlando flight or not.

Still, the point is, some people are put off by flights to Tampa. I wouldn't consider a flight into Tampa even if it was cheap (and price is usually the main reason for considering a flight to Tampa). It's too far away. If TUI decided to fly to Tampa then it would put me off using them again. Especially if the price didn't significantly reduce. The same applies with Melbourne.

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At the moment TUI site says holidays to Florida, and flights to Sanford Florida.
Assume that they will say holidays to Florida and flights to Melbourne Florida, but as you say we don’t know

[Mrs Valentine]

I'm surprised they didn't pick up the Thomas Cook slots. Most people want MCO. I even thought Sanford was second best.

[sprocket]

I know Orlando well, like many experienced Dibbers. Unfortunately you are forgetting about the newbies who dont realise how big Orlando is. We have several friends who have been for the first time and didnt expect the size of the place or know how far the airports were etc

Originally Posted by PPM

People who buy flight only tend to know what else is involved in making their holiday. I don’t think many would go and arrive at an airport not knowing where it is, and how to get to your final destination. Many folks do this already going into Tampa and Miami.
If you book a package you get your hire car ( less insurance ) or a transfer included.



Google says
Tampa Airport to Disney Springs 78 miles
Melbourne MLB to Disney Springs 77.5 miles
So why are we not slaughtering BA for flying into Tampa but we are with TUI intoMLB?

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[Universal VR]

Originally Posted by PPM

People who buy flight only tend to know what else is involved in making their holiday. I don’t think many would go and arrive at an airport not knowing where it is, and how to get to your final destination. Many folks do this already going into Tampa and Miami.
If you book a package you get your hire car ( less insurance ) or a transfer included.



Google says
Tampa Airport to Disney Springs 78 miles
Melbourne MLB to Disney Springs 77.5 miles
So why are we not slaughtering BA for flying into Tampa but we are with TUI intoMLB?

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Don’t BA fly to MCO as well? If so, Tampa is an additional choice whereas Melbourne will be the only choice with TUI. We will, likely, still go for it because OH is experienced with driving over there and we stay on IDrive so the I95 and 528 will work for us.

[Hopefulholiday]

The first time we went to Orlando we had a package with TUI, I didn’t even know that Sanford wasn’t the main airport at the time so I wouldn’t have given it any thought. I think people in that category won’t know or care tbh as they’ll know no different and they must make up a reasonable amount of their custom as I think lots of people do a package first time round.
Now The Dibb has educated me I’m hopefully a bit more knowledgeable but would still fly with them if the price was right as I enjoyed their Premium offering.