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Posted 13 September 2023
14 nt Fly Drive Florida Orlando - 2 adults & 2 children - direct rtn flights from Birm / Manc / Newc / Glasg inc 20kg bags each - £236pp
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Very good price, even if you just wanted to use for the cheap flights with checked baggage (and not take car hire). September deal for a 14 night Fly Drive package with TUI, to Orlando Florida including return flights from Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow and with checked luggage of 20kg each and hand luggage of 10kg plus car hire. Works out £236 per person based on 2 adults and 2 children, various September departure dates avialble including end of September.You need an ESTA if visiting US which you can apply for online. Possibly £100 cheaper for those who are eligible to book via NHS TUI portal. Latest foreign travel advice here
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Fly drives do exactly what they say on the tin – you get a flight over the pond and a set of wheels thrown in. So, if you fancy exploring on your own, you can mix up motels and hotels each night and do something different every day. You could be shaking hands with Mickey one morning and roller-blading along Miami’s sidewalks the next. You see, fly drives give you the total freedom to do things your way, at your own pace. Perfect if you don’t want to be based in just one place. And what’s so good about a TUI Fly Drive is that we give you unlimited mileage so you can really hit the open road. Plus, you won’t get stung by any of those nasty ‘out-of-state’ driving charges. In true road-trip style, you can Thelma and Louise your way across the States.
What Happens on a Fly Drive?
We’ll fly you out to Florida where you’ll be met by a TUI Advisor. They’ll point you in the direction of the car hire people and set you on your way. After that, it’s totally up to you. Theme parks. Everglades. Shopping malls. It’s all there for the taking. At the end of your stay, you just need to head back to the airport, hand over your keys and check-in for your flight home. It’s that easy.
In order to hire the car, you have to take out the rental insurance that can be pre-booked or paid for locally. Remember, each driver needs to present a valid driving licence and a credit card in the driver’s name which serves as a security deposit.
Departure dates From Birmingham September dates
- £236 per person (£941.28 total - based on 2 adults and 2 children)
- September - 14/17/18/21/25/28
Departure dates from Manchester September dates
- £236 per person (£941.28 total - based on 2 adults and 2 children)
- September - 16/18/19/23/25/26
Departure dates from Newcastle September dates
- £236 per person (£941.28 total - based on 2 adults and 2 children)
- September - 26
Departure dates from Glasgow September dates
- £236 per person (£941.28 total - based on 2 adults and 2 children)
- September - 17
Departure dates from London Gatwick september dates
- £276 per person (£1104 total - based on 2 adults and 2 children)
- September - 16/17/19/23/26/30
Fly drives do exactly what they say on the tin – you get a flight over the pond and a set of wheels thrown in. So, if you fancy exploring on your own, you can mix up motels and hotels each night and do something different every day. You could be shaking hands with Mickey one morning and roller-blading along Miami’s sidewalks the next. You see, fly drives give you the total freedom to do things your way, at your own pace. Perfect if you don’t want to be based in just one place. And what’s so good about a TUI Fly Drive is that we give you unlimited mileage so you can really hit the open road. Plus, you won’t get stung by any of those nasty ‘out-of-state’ driving charges. In true road-trip style, you can Thelma and Louise your way across the States.
What Happens on a Fly Drive?
We’ll fly you out to Florida where you’ll be met by a TUI Advisor. They’ll point you in the direction of the car hire people and set you on your way. After that, it’s totally up to you. Theme parks. Everglades. Shopping malls. It’s all there for the taking. At the end of your stay, you just need to head back to the airport, hand over your keys and check-in for your flight home. It’s that easy.
In order to hire the car, you have to take out the rental insurance that can be pre-booked or paid for locally. Remember, each driver needs to present a valid driving licence and a credit card in the driver’s name which serves as a security deposit.
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Edited by Chanchi32, 16 September 2023
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sorted byWhen you arrive you have to pay a sales tax on the car hire, that is £180ish pounds.
You then have additional insurance cover namely: Breakdown Recovery cover, CDW (which is not just you paying the first 2k or 3k, you owe money for the FULL VALUE of the car if you crash it). you then have Supplementary Liability Cover (SLI) which is cover for up to 1 million pounds in damage to a third party, the insurance you get with Alamo only covers the first 20k.
CDW = 20USD Per day
SLI = 13ish USD per day
Skipped the breakdown cover.
In total I ended up paying around £450 extra at the desk for Sales Tax and Insurance.
Now you can buy CDW cover from the UK for the US, but you are at their mercy and owe Alamo the total cost of the car (if you write it off) and then need to wrangle with the UK insurance provider to claim the monies back.
Final Thoughts: Melbourne is a small airport, you pay a premium to hire cars in the airport especially at peak times because there aren't enough cars to go around (as compared to Orlando Intl Airport).
I would check the cost of hiring separately with all the cover included at melbourne airport vs the additional £450 to see which works out cheaper, in my case, a completely new car hire was £750 so was worth paying £450 instead.
Very, very cheeky from TUI, considering other companies like Virgin offer all insurance as standard, however, you may end up still paying a lot less if you compare TUI's £250 per ticket + £450 for car insurance to the equivalent that Virgin would charge.
I hope this helps.
PS I really liked Melbourne Airport, was out of there so quick and Melbourne is a nice area if you have some time to go there (lovely beaches + Cape Canaveral).
We did Orlando for a few days with a trip to Cape Canaveral, then stayed in Clearwater, with a stop at Busch Gardens then down to Naples then the Keys (stunning, especially Bahia Honda state park and 7 mile bridge, as per picture above) with the obligatory stop at the Everglades for an airboat ride then finally back up to Miami for the last few days.
Food cheap, petrol cheap, accommodation cheap.
Theme parks OMG!!!!!! expensive.
I am not sure of the rules today but you had to HAVE a place to stay booked for the first day of arrival in the US.
Don't think about doing, JUST DO IT (edited)
does this include accommadation? i see no info about it??
"Fly drives do exactly what they say on the tin – you get a flight over the pond and a set of wheels thrown in"
So maybe just read the post?
I know you post some great deals, is there anywhere you would recommend me taking my wife away around the 16th of December for a couple of days for her 40th? (edited)
...whats much more disappointing is that the USA/Florida is so expensive now due to inflation, eye wateringly expensive! Budget for your food costing at least double/triple what it costs here.
I did MCO in August from dis embarkment to waiting for a Lyft within 35 mins.
No rhyme and reason atm in Florida airports
Ps if anyone needs any help or guidance let me know (edited)
To me driving in the US is all about a big car so I factor it in to the pricing.
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Wow yeh what about the kids education, 2 weeks out of school in Sept 🤷!