Re: Club Amigo Holguin

[bellagio]

Originally posted by FredTracie:
     How is your "Ontario Canada" Intinerary coming along??Oooh The Pressure??????   :)      :)  
       Cheers.....F&T

You are right - The Pressure - Well the trip is 3 months away still.  Steve should be confirming the Sept 17th date with Alfredo over the weekend and then I can get the flights booked.
 
 I've appointed Millybess as trip co-ordinator but she has one of these girls weekends this coming weekend so I've allowed her some time off.
 
 There just seems so much to arrange - the stress and pressure of it all is really getting to me  :rof:    Hopefully things will be clearer by this time next week.

[flopnfly]

Mr B all you have to worry about is booking your flight.
 
 Leave the rest of your itinerary up to your tour managers.
 
 Ontario isn't going to know what hit them.  If they think that the Rolling Stones coming to town was big, wait until the Bellagio Babes Tour hits town. !!!  
 
   :belly:    :belly:    :belly:    :belly:    :belly:    :belly:

[bellagio]

Originally posted by flopnfly:
 
 
    :belly:      :belly:      :belly:      :belly:      :belly:      :belly:  

Sure looks good but that's not enough Babes for me, we need these additional ones!!!
 
  :belly:      :belly:      :belly:      :belly:      :belly:      
 
 Now we're talking.

[bellagio]

Whilst in St. Albans I spent time visiting the Thomas Cook and First Choice travel agencies in the City Centre.
 
 My first visit was to Thomas Cook:  Price for the PCV on Nov 10th departure £1021.  Price for this same holiday booking online on their website £941 (a saving of £80).
 
 First Choice were just as bad.  The girl admitted they could not expect to get close to Eclipse prices (their own direct selling arm).   Her prices for the PCV were £160 more expensive than booking online.  How do these travel agencies stay in business?
 
 By picking up their brochure though I did discover that First Choice are only flying every second week to Holguin during the winter from both Manchester and Gatwick (alternating it with Varadero) so if I were to fly with them it would have to be a Nov 2nd or Nov 16th departure from Gatwick or a November 4th departure from Manchester.   Current prices are £855 and this is a direct non stop flight.
 
 Looks like the Manchester flight departing on Friday 4th could fit in well with you guys because I would be then flying home on November 18th about 1 day before you, assuming you fly Saturday to Saturday.   Other than that I take the Thomas Cook flight via Varadero on Nov 10th and pay £941 as opposed to £855 for the First Choice flight out of Manchester.

[huskypup]

PCV is that the one that is next door to PP.

[bellagio]

Correct.  There are three hotels in a line along the Pesquero beach - the Blau Costa Verde (formerly the Maritim Costa Verde, the PCV (Playa Costa Verde) then the PP.

[bellagio]

Here is the latest update on prices for me:
 
 Thomas Cook - Nov 10th - 24th PCV £896 (that's down £45)
 
 First Choice (ex Manchester) - Nov 4th - 18th PCV £840 (up £10 since yesterday)
 
 The Holiday Place £899 flying Cubana on a 747 - 300 series on Nov 9th - 10 nights at the PCV then flying on to Havana on Sat Nov 19th for 3 nights B&B at The Comodoro - This price includes the tourist card and all transfers including the internal Sat flight to Havana which leaves Holguin at 1830. (only 13 nights in total).
 
 All three of these options would tie in quite nicely with you guys who would be flying out of YYZ on Sat Nov. 12th.
 
 Interesting to note that the Thomas Cook price has actually dropped!!!

[FredTracie]

Hi Bellagio
  The Holguin/Havana combo sounds interesting! Evan though it's only 13 nights, is that a good price?
 
       F&T

[bellagio]

Originally posted by FredTracie:
  Hi Bellagio
  The Holguin/Havana combo sounds interesting! Evan though it's only 13 nights, is that a good price?
         

F&T:
 
 Don't really know.   It's not that cheap I don't think. Some friends of mine did Amigo and Havana in February for around £650.
 
 I don't think that price will come down as it is flying scheduled on a Cubana 747 jumbo.    As you say it is only 13 nights and also it is  £59 dearer than 14 nights at the PCV with First Choice.
 
 I'll keep monitoring prices though.   I now have three options open to me, but I do feel that I will have to book it before I leave for Canada, as I don't fancy leaving it until late October to book it.

[FredTracie]

Looking forward to the get together in Guardalavaca, in November, Anybody else want to come and play???
 
         Cheers..........F&T

[bellagio]

Just checked the websites this morning and whilst First Choice are unchanged I find that Thomas Cook - Nov 10th - 24th PCV £946 (that's up by £50).
 
 What they have done is cut their online booking discount from £220 to £170 - so at the moment that option is out.    Still won't allow me to price the PP for a single though.

[bellagio]

Today's prices find Thomas Cook unchanged at £946 whilst the First Choice Manchester flight has increased from £840 to £905.
 
 We are still 5 months away and the prices are rising already!!!

[huskypup]

Bellagio, looks like you are being smuggled in my suitcase then, Ive just bought nw ultra lightweight ones now, so hiding you in it shouldn't be a problem.

[flopnfly]

Fred and Tracie,
 
 Any thoughts on this?  Do you think it's worth waiting last minute this year?
 
 Heather

[FredTracie]

Hi Heather
   ABSOLUTELY!!!!!
   
   Have Patience.......F&T