Cinderelli
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 22, 2000
There may be a better place to ask this question and if so, please feel free to point me in that direction. My husband and I are planning a trip to Aulani for our 30th Anniversary next May. I've been watching airfare for the past few months and think we will be purchasing within the next few weeks. We are traveling from Florida and there are no direct flights. I think we will layover on the west coast for one night and resume the trip the next day. Same coming back. Neither of us are excited about spending 11 or 12 hours in an airplane at one time anyway.
We are planning on leaving 5/11 for LA, then 5/12 to Honolulu, then returning from Honolulu to LA on 5/22 and from LA to Florida on 5/23. Is there a downside to making 2 separate bookings (Example: Round trip Florida to LA 5/11-5/22, with a separate round trip ticket LA To Honolulu 5/12-5/21) - this method requires 2 separate reservations/payments.
Or is it better to book a multi-city round trip ticket with the 1 day layover each way - one reservation/one payment.
It appears to me in my price checking that the two separate tickets would be more cost effective but I'm sure there must be a downside I'm not considering. The one thing that comes to mind is if our luggage got lost on the first ticket (Florida to LA). How would it get to us in Honolulu if Honolulu was never a part of that round trip fare?
Any suggestions? I appreciate all the help. We are not world travelers (well except for the Mouse House) so all suggestions are welcome. Never been more excited about a trip in my life.
We are planning on leaving 5/11 for LA, then 5/12 to Honolulu, then returning from Honolulu to LA on 5/22 and from LA to Florida on 5/23. Is there a downside to making 2 separate bookings (Example: Round trip Florida to LA 5/11-5/22, with a separate round trip ticket LA To Honolulu 5/12-5/21) - this method requires 2 separate reservations/payments.
Or is it better to book a multi-city round trip ticket with the 1 day layover each way - one reservation/one payment.
It appears to me in my price checking that the two separate tickets would be more cost effective but I'm sure there must be a downside I'm not considering. The one thing that comes to mind is if our luggage got lost on the first ticket (Florida to LA). How would it get to us in Honolulu if Honolulu was never a part of that round trip fare?
Any suggestions? I appreciate all the help. We are not world travelers (well except for the Mouse House) so all suggestions are welcome. Never been more excited about a trip in my life.