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Dubai.. Travel Agents which gave a good deal

Hi all,

I am thinking of taking the family to Dubai before our kids start school.

We are thinking of going 31st Aug to 7th Sept, 5 star.

We have been a few times and really enjoy but the prices we are getting are crazy well over £2900 for 7 nights.

Any travel agents you guys could recommend

All comments welcomed

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  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    Have you tried emirates holidays, they seem to some up with good prices, or booking your hotel and flights yourself, that always seems to work out cheapest for us.
    Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear
  • rfowler
    rfowler Posts: 486 Forumite
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    I have tried emirates and they worked quite pricey but i have never tried booking flights and hotel separately i was always under the impression that would be more expensive.
  • littlereddevil
    littlereddevil Posts: 4,752 Forumite
    Dubai 5star hotels are getting very pricey nowadays.
    We always book our flights and hotels separate.
    Which area are you looking to stay?
    travelover
  • littlereddevil
    littlereddevil Posts: 4,752 Forumite
    Just had a quick look at Netflights, they seem to have quite a few cheaper than that. That was from London
    travelover
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    Dubai 5star hotels are getting very pricey nowadays.
    We always book our flights and hotels separate.
    Which area are you looking to stay?

    As are flights, gone are the days when you could fly LHR-DXB for £250 return!
    Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear
  • rfowler
    rfowler Posts: 486 Forumite
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    Dubai 5star hotels are getting very pricey nowadays.
    We always book our flights and hotels separate.
    Which area are you looking to stay?

    jumeirah would be perfect
  • moneysavvy35
    moneysavvy35 Posts: 432 Forumite
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    we were looking for cheap deals to Dubai last year - we found a company called best @ travel - i just did a dummy search based on 2a 2c based on your dates & the palm atlantis is coming up with under the figure you quoted - of course this was a dummy booking you may have more kids or flight times might not be suitable. Have a play around. Unfortunately I didn't get to go to Dubai this may - I had to make do with good old Butlins...:rotfl:
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