First Choice/Thomson flights

minimad1970

Does anyone know what days these companies fly to Cancun? I am looking at flying from Gatwick on 26/10/2012 and staying for 10 or 11 nights. Their online timetable only shows up to the end of october. Thanks for any help.

Westin

Virgin Atlantic launch a twice weekly service to Cancun from June 2012.

We booked last week for next July. 10 nights in the Rivera Maya through Virgin Holidays. Can't wait!

minimad1970

Westin wrote: »

Virgin Atlantic launch a twice weekly service to Cancun from June 2012.

We booked last week for next July. 10 nights in the Rivera Maya through Virgin Holidays. Can't wait!

We normally fly long haul with Virgin, but in july we flew to mexico with First Choice. Their premium economy service was really good for much less than Virgin prem.econ. We noticed each year how the service with Virgin deteriorated. The staff on the Thomson flight were much happier to help with anything. Also Virgin don't do the hotel that we want to stay at. Enjoy your holiday.

jillie1974

only holidays and flights upto 31Oct2012 are currently on sale. you will need the winter programme 2012/13 to be on sale before you will be able to get any prices for anything that will fly from 01 Nov 2012

ayamjay

I've got their 2012 brochure and I have to day, it's a nightmare to understand the flights table. But from what I can see the 10/11-night flights depart on Sundays, Thursdays and Wednesdays (this is 11 nights only).

On a side note, I always wonder why people book their holidays so far in advance. we normally book 2-3 weeks before departure, but watch the price fluctuations much earlier than that. I doubt that you're going to get a good price this much in advance.

minimad1970

ayamjay wrote: »

I've got their 2012 brochure and I have to day, it's a nightmare to understand the flights table. But from what I can see the 10/11-night flights depart on Sundays, Thursdays and Wednesdays (this is 11 nights only).

On a side note, I always wonder why people book their holidays so far in advance. we normally book 2-3 weeks before departure, but watch the price fluctuations much earlier than that. I doubt that you're going to get a good price this much in advance.

I am booking this far in advance so that I can get the hotel I want, I don't normally do it this early. First Choice and Thomas Cook are the only companies that do this hotel and they don't get a very large allocation of rooms.

ayamjay

Out of curiosity, which hotel sells out so quickly?

minimad1970

ayamjay wrote: »

Out of curiosity, which hotel sells out so quickly?

Iberostar Paraiso Lindo , Riviera Maya, Mexico, and it's half term week. We wanted to go the middle of july, went to book it in august and they had sold out of rooms.

ayamjay

I guess it's the fact that it's half term. Just looked it up for next week and it's still available. I found that most of the time it's the flight that sells out and not the rooms.
You can also try The Holiday Place. I think they have this hotel in their offer and do 10/11 nights.
We're off to the Grand Palladium for our second visit. I can highly recommend it.