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sandmshall · 01-15-2009

I'm new to the whole Disney Trip planning so forgive me. I've been to Disney several times as a kid, but the planning was left up to mom and dad. Now I have to do it!

I recently inquired about a package deal from Mouseketrips and got, what I believe are some very good prices. We are also members of AAA and received an invitation to attend a "virtual" tradeshow. The event was interesting, however I hope they don't catch on since I've been in the "reality" tradeshow industry for over 20 years. But I digress.

AAA was pushing the deals you can get from them over and over, but I received their quote and it's quite a bit higher for the room and tickets, but the dinning package was WAY cheaper. Overall the difference in price was still over $800. I was just wondering why a travel agent can beat the prices of AAA for room and tickets, but just the opposite for dinning.

Can these items be purchased separately or is the package the package? I haven't actually asked that question yet. Just wondering. I don't want to undercut my agent by any means, but the cost differnce is substancial.

Thanks.

01-15-2009	#1 (permalink)
sandmshall Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 30	AAA vs Mouseketrips I'm new to the whole Disney Trip planning so forgive me. I've been to Disney several times as a kid, but the planning was left up to mom and dad. Now I have to do it! I recently inquired about a package deal from Mouseketrips and got, what I believe are some very good prices. We are also members of AAA and received an invitation to attend a "virtual" tradeshow. The event was interesting, however I hope they don't catch on since I've been in the "reality" tradeshow industry for over 20 years. But I digress. AAA was pushing the deals you can get from them over and over, but I received their quote and it's quite a bit higher for the room and tickets, but the dinning package was WAY cheaper. Overall the difference in price was still over $800. I was just wondering why a travel agent can beat the prices of AAA for room and tickets, but just the opposite for dinning. Can these items be purchased separately or is the package the package? I haven't actually asked that question yet. Just wondering. I don't want to undercut my agent by any means, but the cost differnce is substancial. Thanks.