Melissa B

Message for the Canadian brides out of Canada/Alberta Hi we are coming from Edmonton and are traveling in May 2012...the pricing packages we were finding for all inclusive (flight and rooms together) ranged from $1579 - $1879 direct flight through westjet (these prices were offered around October through January - this is the best pricing I have ever found for this resort out of Edmonton - we went to this same resort back in May 2010 and the pricing was very similar),...taxes were 118/person and then add insurance on top of that...as of late February the westjet packages jumped as high as 2200 - 2600 as the seats booked up. So if you can find packages from the 1579 (for deluxe garden view) - up to 2100 for preferred club ocean views - take it. These were prices if we were to have our guests individually book online (which we did because our group is so small). We inquired through 4 different travel agents as well (AMA, Marlin Travel, UniGlobe and Westjet) They were giving us "group" prices as high as $2100/person for the base room and we knew we were finding the lower prices for individual bookings for the preferred club rooms) What the travel agents do is grab seats from all different categories at different prices and average a price for your group - not always the best pricing, but they guarantee your group is on the same plane travelling together and paying the same price so it's fair. Westjet seemed the cheapest as a group rate, but you have to have a minimum of 10 (double occupancy) booked leaving on the same flight out of the same gateway (we didn't have that many people coming out of one place - so group pricing just wasn't going to work for us). They got as low as 1695/person for base room with options to upgrade in $50.00 intervals for higher grage rooms. Another good website to look at is" ITravel2000.com"...they price match and seemed to have some really good pricing (they can also provide group rates) or sell-off-vacations.com. We were adamant that we wanted a direct flight so we didn't have to worry about lost luggage - but if your not worried about transfers there are lots of options out there... Hope this helps. Keep in mind some people might want to use airmiles, aeroplan, avain miles too so you might have some guests that want to book seperately and find the best pricing themselves instead of having to commit to a group rate. I struggled with this for awhile and it really depends on your guests...all you can do is give them as much information as possible.

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