Poster: A snowHead
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I don't know if I have already made a posting re. this. Thinking of going back to Selva next year to the same hotel as we really loved it the past two times we have been there. Some friends of ours have said that they would like to come too, although they are incapable of making their mind up.
How safe is it to book now for Selva for next year?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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What time of year?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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stoatsbrother, End of February into beginning of March.
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jb1970 wrote: |
stoatsbrother, End of February into beginning of March. |
If you know your dates why should you delay booking? Do you think you might get a cheap deal if you book at the last minute? My experience of booking quite a few flights in the last three or four winters is that there is no advantage to waiting as prices only get worse.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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rob@rar, The reason we are waiting is because these friends of ours can't make up their mind. We are going to give them until the weekend, I think, and if they haven't said yay or nay, we are just going to book for ourselves.
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jb1970 wrote: |
rob@rar, The reason we are waiting is because these friends of ours can't make up their mind. We are going to give them until the weekend, I think, and if they haven't said yay or nay, we are just going to book for ourselves. |
Do they need more information in order to make a decision, or are they just procrastinating? If they're just procrastinating why do you think that giving them until the weekend will make it any easier to make their minds up? Just book it now I say, and if they want to stay in the same place there's plenty of time for them to make their own booking.
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My solution (of sorts) this year, involved booking flights early to gain a price advantage, and booking accommodation late to be able to follow the snow. Figured that, in mid-March, somewhere within hailing distance of Geneva would have both good snow and available accommodation. Had a good week in Verbier as a result. However, I had first made sure that the chosen week was outside ALL European school holidays, so that may have made a difference to accommodation availability (and certainly made a difference as regards crowds on the slopes ). Anyway, just a thought.
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rob@rar, I am giving them until the weekend, so that they can't come back at a later date and say "What about us/why did you book without letting us know/you didn't get us enough time". Whereas, if we wait until the weekend, and they haven't contacted us (I have phoned these friends of ours at least 3 times, but no answer), then we just book for ourselves.
Personally, I think they have changed their minds about skiing but don't want to say.
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jb1970, they're clearly beyond the pale. Do your own thing. You know it makes sense!
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jb1970, why the rush though? What difference will it make if you book now or say 2 or 3 weeks time?
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uktrailmonster wrote: |
jb1970, why the rush though? What difference will it make if you book now or say 2 or 3 weeks time? |
Because its where we want to go, a great price (cheaper than the previous 2 times) and we don't have to go to Manchester for the flight.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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jb1970, book it... you know you want to
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jb1970 wrote: |
uktrailmonster wrote: |
jb1970, why the rush though? What difference will it make if you book now or say 2 or 3 weeks time? |
Because its where we want to go, a great price (cheaper than the previous 2 times) and we don't have to go to Manchester for the flight. |
Good answer.
Book it, and do it quickly.
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You know it makes sense.
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stevec wrote: |
jb1970 wrote: |
uktrailmonster wrote: |
jb1970, why the rush though? What difference will it make if you book now or say 2 or 3 weeks time? |
Because its where we want to go, a great price (cheaper than the previous 2 times) and we don't have to go to Manchester for the flight. |
Good answer.
Book it, and do it quickly. |
Seconded. We had friends that dallied about booking up together and as a result we couldn't get the place we wanted, or even the same resort (same old story, rooms for a family of five in very short supply...)
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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jb1970, Book it - I am trying to sort our family skiing holiday out at the moment but the idiots at American Airlines haven't released the resort connecting flights yet...
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Poster: A snowHead
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the idiots at American Airlines haven't released the resort connecting flights yet...
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I'm rather amazed at people making reservation for next season!
It's true many airlines don't have their flight schedules for Christmas, let alone next Januray!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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abc, why ?
If you know where you want to go and your happy with the price ..................................
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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abc, because if you want to go at xmas and have a family, the decent accommodation where I will be going is getting booked already - and was already getting booked in february. Ok?
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Just booked it about 5 mins ago. The other two can do what the hell they want!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I understand about the accomondation part, since the houses/lodges are finite.
But as to flights, I found most of the deals come on the market around Sept/Oct. Once I tried to book a flight for X'mas in June and was told they can't be sure the "listed" flights would actually happen!
And one time, my flight was changed so the connection no longer "connect". They (BA) called me 2 days before the flight and informed me they totally changed my flights!
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