Steve
14th July 2009, 10:57 AM
If you are planning on going to Florida in the near future, why not plan your trip independently? It can offer so much more flexibility and choice. Probably the first thing to do is book your flights, this can be done by visiting the airlines websites, flight booking companies like eBookers and expedia or even through your local travel agent. Sometimes there are some great bargains to be had especially when the airlines are having a sale.
The next step is to look for accommodation and I recommend a vacation home if there are only 2 in your party think about a 3 bed villa or townhome. If you are in a larger group then the savings become greater as you only pay for the vacation home not per person. So you have your dates and need to look at some villa rental sites such as Perfect Florida Villas (http://www.perfectfloridavillas.com) or Florida Villas Elite (http://www.floridavillaselite.com) here, you can send out your requirements to one or many owners and those with availability will email you back or may call you if you have given your telephone number. These owners are seasoned travellers to Florida and have a wealth of knowledge and will be only to happy to give advice and help plan your trip. By dealing with the owner direct you know just what you are getting and where you will be staying. Many travel agents do "allocate on arrival" so you have no idea where you will be staying until you get there.
So now you have your flights and accommodation sorted, all that's left now is to get the Car Hire and any attraction tickets if you require them. Getting Car Hire is very easy and many villa owners can point you in the direction of where to go to get the best deals. The same applies to attraction tickets. Here is a great place to look at car hire (http://www.carhire3000.com/affxml/Home.do?affiliateCode=perfectflorida&country=USA+-+Florida) rates.
The next step is to look for accommodation and I recommend a vacation home if there are only 2 in your party think about a 3 bed villa or townhome. If you are in a larger group then the savings become greater as you only pay for the vacation home not per person. So you have your dates and need to look at some villa rental sites such as Perfect Florida Villas (http://www.perfectfloridavillas.com) or Florida Villas Elite (http://www.floridavillaselite.com) here, you can send out your requirements to one or many owners and those with availability will email you back or may call you if you have given your telephone number. These owners are seasoned travellers to Florida and have a wealth of knowledge and will be only to happy to give advice and help plan your trip. By dealing with the owner direct you know just what you are getting and where you will be staying. Many travel agents do "allocate on arrival" so you have no idea where you will be staying until you get there.
So now you have your flights and accommodation sorted, all that's left now is to get the Car Hire and any attraction tickets if you require them. Getting Car Hire is very easy and many villa owners can point you in the direction of where to go to get the best deals. The same applies to attraction tickets. Here is a great place to look at car hire (http://www.carhire3000.com/affxml/Home.do?affiliateCode=perfectflorida&country=USA+-+Florida) rates.