Advice, please. Nov 18

Guest · 21 Oct 18, 08:38 AM

Myself and hubby have been booked for nearly a year for 2 weeks from 17th November. We live in Scotland but travelling down the night before by train and staying in the Radisson Blu. Difficulty now is my 21 yr old son now wants to come! Does anyone know if Thomas Cook flights are likely to reduce as its now under 4 weeks until travel? Also could we sneak him into Radisson to share room or would this be tricky? If we have to book everything for him as we have, it's costing more than our original holiday booking and that was including a 4 bed villa from Thomas Cook. Any advice would be appreciated.

lizzie145 · 21 Oct 18, 08:50 AM

Most hotel rooms are per room not per person. Does it include breakfast.

Thomas cook flights may come down - it will depend how many are left, the more left the more likely they will come down

Guest · 21 Oct 18, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by rosad76

Myself and hubby have been booked for nearly a year for 2 weeks from 17th November. We live in Scotland but travelling down the night before by train and staying in the Radisson Blu. Difficulty now is my 21 yr old son now wants to come! Does anyone know if Thomas Cook flights are likely to reduce as its now under 4 weeks until travel? Also could we sneak him into Radisson to share room or would this be tricky? If we have to book everything for him as we have, it's costing more than our original holiday booking and that was including a 4 bed villa from Thomas Cook. Any advice would be appreciated.

Unless you've booked a room in the radisson that can take 3+ people they will have you in the ones that can only take a double bed - so unless you want to all share a bed you will have to tell the raddison that there will be an extra person

As for flights - they may come down, you could also look at flights from anywhere in the UK and just get him to Uber to the villa when he arrives

Sunshinekid · 21 Oct 18, 08:56 AM

I�m sure the standard Raddison rooms are for 3 people and you pay for the room not the number of people. Phone the hotel, they possibly could add a rollaway bed.

Not sure if flight price will drop. You�re pretty close to the dates to fly.

**scoobydooby** · 21 Oct 18, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Sunshinekid

I�m sure the standard Raddison rooms are for 3 people and you pay for the room not the number of people. Phone the hotel, they possibly could add a rollaway bed.

Not sure if flight price will drop. You�re pretty close to the dates to fly.

The Radisson standard rooms are definitely not for three people. Two singles or one double. You can call them and ask for a rollaway which would incur an additional charge. I�ve booked rooms there for �98 a night close to the date before. I�ve also paid �400 for family rooms (2 rooms) so it�s a bit of a lottery. Good luck.

Mr Tom Morrow · 21 Oct 18, 09:05 AM

OP. A few options for the flight

�414.70 with Thomas Cook
�338 with Virgin but it goes via Atlanta
�699 with Virgin direct.

I would be putting him on the Virgin indirect route!

Best of luck though, been there with the kids.

Edit. Actually TC are cheaper direct then with netflights. �409.98

Guest · 21 Oct 18, 09:08 AM

Thanks for the replies. The room booking does include breakfast but I'm sure he could just pay on the morning for that?
There is a virgin flight, arriving 2 hours after us in Orlando and leaving 2 hours before us on the way back, which isn't a problem. Only issue is it has a stop in Atlants both ways, one for 2 hous, the other is one hour. It's a �100 cheaper but don't know if it's really worth it to save �100. Will wait a couple of days and hope TC flights come down.
Flights from Scotland are far more expensive just now,

Gryff · 21 Oct 18, 09:13 AM

Can he not get a flight on the 17th from Glasgow friends booked yesterday with Icelandic. For those dateswith bags around �402 later checking so no need to stay overnight at the airport you might have to wait a bit at MCO for him or go back after going to the villa

Guest · 21 Oct 18, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Gryff

Can he not get a flight on the 17th from Glasgow friends booked yesterday with Icelandic. For those dateswith bags around �402 later checking so no need to stay overnight at the airport you might have to wait a bit at MCO for him or go back after going to the villa

Thanks Gryff, just had a look but cheapest I can see for Icelandic is �560 from Glasgow on 17th returning 1st December. I will keep looking.

Guest · 21 Oct 18, 12:05 PM

Just phoned Radisson who have said we can add him into room for �20 and �13 for breakfast, so not bad. Just considering flights now before they and train tickets go up.

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Guest Guest	Advice, please. Nov 18 Myself and hubby have been booked for nearly a year for 2 weeks from 17th November. We live in Scotland but travelling down the night before by train and staying in the Radisson Blu. Difficulty now is my 21 yr old son now wants to come! Does anyone know if Thomas Cook flights are likely to reduce as its now under 4 weeks until travel? Also could we sneak him into Radisson to share room or would this be tricky? If we have to book everything for him as we have, it's costing more than our original holiday booking and that was including a 4 bed villa from Thomas Cook. Any advice would be appreciated.

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	21 Oct 18, 09:08 AM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	Thanks for the replies. The room booking does include breakfast but I'm sure he could just pay on the morning for that? There is a virgin flight, arriving 2 hours after us in Orlando and leaving 2 hours before us on the way back, which isn't a problem. Only issue is it has a stop in Atlants both ways, one for 2 hous, the other is one hour. It's a �100 cheaper but don't know if it's really worth it to save �100. Will wait a couple of days and hope TC flights come down. Flights from Scotland are far more expensive just now,

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	21 Oct 18, 12:05 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	Just phoned Radisson who have said we can add him into room for �20 and �13 for breakfast, so not bad. Just considering flights now before they and train tickets go up.