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Ciorsdah · 04-27-2013, 02:47 PM

Everyone, I'm currently studying for my professional diploma in marketing and one of my final assignments is a research study. I have chosen to study how people chose to book holidays (online/telephone/in store) and with what travel companies/or DIY.

I'd really appreciate any information you could reply to on here to the following questions:

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)
2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)
3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

This is literally just an assignment for my professional qualification and no user names will be used, I just want to aggregate the results and make a table with the data

Hope you are ok to help me!

chmurf · 04-27-2013, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ciorsdah

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)

online

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2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)

Part DYI (WDTC-UK hotel+tickets / Expedia for flights / DYI for everything else)

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3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

300 days out

Laurafoster · 04-27-2013, 03:03 PM

1) i book things seperately but the majority of things were online. My flights were booked over the phone.

2) DIY

3) Accommodation and flights were booked at around 10months.

Good luck

Mrs Doubtfire · 04-27-2013, 03:07 PM

My last holiday was booked online, all DIY and the flights were the first thing booked at about 10 months out.

Our next holiday is again DIY, online and booked between 6 & 7 months out.

Good luck with your assignment

queendisney · 04-27-2013, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ciorsdah

Everyone, I'm currently studying for my professional diploma in marketing and one of my final assignments is a research study. I have chosen to study how people chose to book holidays (online/telephone/in store) and with what travel companies/or DIY.

I'd really appreciate any information you could reply to on here to the following questions:

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)

Online

2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)

DIY but booked this holiday through WDW and VA

3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

this time is will be 11 months but could be a lot less but not generally more

This is literally just an assignment for my professional qualification and no user names will be used, I just want to aggregate the results and make a table with the data

Hope you are ok to help me!

Good luck with your studies

Disneynutinlondon · 04-27-2013, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ciorsdah

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)

2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)

3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

This is literally just an assignment for my professional qualification and no user names will be used, I just want to aggregate the results and make a table with the data

Hope you are ok to help me!

This is how I booked our next WDW holiday

1) Researched online, finally booked via email & telephone
2) Ocean Florida
3) 531 days

Sam1 · 04-27-2013, 03:31 PM

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)

Telephone

2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)

Virgin Holidays

3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

Eight months

MrRomance · 04-27-2013, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ciorsdah

Everyone, I'm currently studying for my professional diploma in marketing and one of my final assignments is a research study. I have chosen to study how people chose to book holidays (online/telephone/in store) and with what travel companies/or DIY.

I'd really appreciate any information you could reply to on here to the following questions:

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)

Online

2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)

Pieced together ourselves, hotel & tickets through WDTC booked June 2012. Fly Drive through BA booked December 2012

3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

Booked the hotel & tickets 16 months before travel and flights/car 11 months before travel

This is literally just an assignment for my professional qualification and no user names will be used, I just want to aggregate the results and make a table with the data

Hope you are ok to help me!

Good luck with your project!

married2mm · 04-27-2013, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ciorsdah

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)

Online.

2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)

Thomas cook-flights,wdw UK-accomodation,private townhouse booking.

3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

11 months.

Hope you get plenty responses.

Laszkowicz · 04-27-2013, 04:38 PM

Usually DIY when we rin if the mill spain hols as they're easyvto sort but disney seemed too daunting, therefore this time ...

In store
Thomson travel agent
11 months in advanced

From reading these boards prob paid over odds but no stress and easy to pay off over time.

Good luck with the course !!!!

Ciorsdah · 04-27-2013, 05:01 PM

Thanks everyone for your replies :-) really do appreciate it!!

thestevied · 04-27-2013, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ciorsdah

Everyone, I'm currently studying for my professional diploma in marketing and one of my final assignments is a research study. I have chosen to study how people chose to book holidays (online/telephone/in store) and with what travel companies/or DIY.

I'd really appreciate any information you could reply to on here to the following questions:

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)
2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)
3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

This is literally just an assignment for my professional qualification and no user names will be used, I just want to aggregate the results and make a table with the data

Hope you are ok to help me!

1) Instore (virgin desk at debenhams)
2) virgin
3) 18 months

Claire Bear · 04-27-2013, 05:39 PM

It depends where we are going. We went to Portugal earlier this month, booked it on the Internet 7 months before through Travel Republic.
With Florida I booked the hotel and tickets with Disney direct 15 months before over the Internet, booked the flights direct with Virgin online 8 months in advance.
Good luck with your studies

Wills Mom · 04-27-2013, 06:04 PM

1. Online

2. DIY

3. 286 days out

We usually book WDW way in advance but for holidays in Europe etc we book nearer to our travel time unless theres a flight sale etc.

Best of luck

catherine · 04-27-2013, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ciorsdah

Everyone, I'm currently studying for my professional diploma in marketing and one of my final assignments is a research study. I have chosen to study how people chose to book holidays (online/telephone/in store) and with what travel companies/or DIY.

I'd really appreciate any information you could reply to on here to the following questions:

1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore)
2) Which company you used (or did you DIY)
3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel.

This is literally just an assignment for my professional qualification and no user names will be used, I just want to aggregate the results and make a table with the data

Hope you are ok to help me!

1) Online
2) we booked our tickets and hotel through WDTUK, our Flights with Virgin and our car with Alamo
3) We usually book around 12 months in advance.

04-27-2013, 02:47 PM	#1
Ciorsdah Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 315	Would really appreciate your help! Everyone, I'm currently studying for my professional diploma in marketing and one of my final assignments is a research study. I have chosen to study how people chose to book holidays (online/telephone/in store) and with what travel companies/or DIY. I'd really appreciate any information you could reply to on here to the following questions: 1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore) 2) Which company you used (or did you DIY) 3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel. This is literally just an assignment for my professional qualification and no user names will be used, I just want to aggregate the results and make a table with the data Hope you are ok to help me!

04-27-2013, 03:03 PM	#3
Laurafoster DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hertfordshire, England Posts: 4,649	1) i book things seperately but the majority of things were online. My flights were booked over the phone. 2) DIY 3) Accommodation and flights were booked at around 10months. Good luck __________________ Link to my PTR - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3050923

04-27-2013, 03:07 PM	#4
Mrs Doubtfire DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK Posts: 2,866	My last holiday was booked online, all DIY and the flights were the first thing booked at about 10 months out. Our next holiday is again DIY, online and booked between 6 & 7 months out. Good luck with your assignment __________________ Samantha

04-27-2013, 03:31 PM	#7
Sam1 Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: France Posts: 27	1) How your holiday was booked (online/telephone/instore) Telephone 2) Which company you used (or did you DIY) Virgin Holidays 3) How long in advance did you book prior to your travel. Eight months __________________

04-27-2013, 04:38 PM	#10
Laszkowicz Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 95	Usually DIY when we rin if the mill spain hols as they're easyvto sort but disney seemed too daunting, therefore this time ... In store Thomson travel agent 11 months in advanced From reading these boards prob paid over odds but no stress and easy to pay off over time. Good luck with the course !!!! __________________ 2008 - Disneyland Paris 2009 Disneyland Paris 2013 - WDW First Timers !!!!!!!!!!! DAAR - 14 Nights - Oct/Nov. 2Ad 2Ch From the UK lookin for Magic

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04-27-2013, 05:01 PM	#11
Ciorsdah Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 315	Thanks everyone for your replies :-) really do appreciate it!!

04-27-2013, 05:39 PM	#13
Claire Bear Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2012 Location: Leeds Posts: 224	It depends where we are going. We went to Portugal earlier this month, booked it on the Internet 7 months before through Travel Republic. With Florida I booked the hotel and tickets with Disney direct 15 months before over the Internet, booked the flights direct with Virgin online 8 months in advance. Good luck with your studies

04-27-2013, 06:04 PM	#14
Wills Mom DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,439	1. Online 2. DIY 3. 286 days out We usually book WDW way in advance but for holidays in Europe etc we book nearer to our travel time unless theres a flight sale etc. Best of luck __________________ Me (30) DH (31) DS (1) Sammy the Spitz (5) UK Spending Game#14 Christmas 2005:Holiday Inn I-Drive 14 nights August 2006:New Yorker Hotel NYC 4 nights/POP 3 nights February 2007:Glenbrook Villa 14 nights February 2008:Trafalgar Village Villa 18 nights February 2009:Highlands Reserve Villa 12 nights May 2010 Honeymoon:Crowne Plaza 1 night/1st RCCL 4 nights/Buena Vista Palace 3 nights/AKL 4 nights/Rosen Plaza I-Drive 3 nights/Bellagio Las Vegas 4 nights May 2013 Glenbrook Villa 17 nights

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