Road Tripping in the USA!
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I've got this as a rough breakdown of our route (still evolving though);
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19/06/2016 Palm Springs
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21/06/2016 LV
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24/06/2016 Cedar City
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26/06/2016 Page
27/06/2016 Flagstaff
28/06/2016 Phoenix
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30/06/2016 SD
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Road trip time again, we have 3 weeks in the summer to plan, leaving and returning to Vancouver. 2 possible routes , long one down to Yosemite, Vegas, north rim grand canyon then back up via Yellowstone into Canada (3500 miles) .Or keep further north, follow the coast down to Portland across to glacier NP up to jasper and back to Vancouver less miles ( 2000)but as we are heading up to Alaska via the inside passage after the road trip we will see enough snow then. Open to suggestions.
Flights booked for me now too.
3 weeks out of Vancouver is not enough to get down to Vegas etc. Plus if you are going that far down why are flying into Vancouver, one of the most expensive cities to fly to!?
Focus on the Pacific Northwest.
3 weeks out of Vancouver is not enough to get down to Vegas etc. Plus if you are going that far down why are flying into Vancouver, one of the most expensive cities to fly to!?
Focus on the Pacific Northwest.
Friends in Vancouver and flights were £499 in the school holidays not too bad. 3 weeks road trip 1 week cruise to Alaska and 1 week around Vancouver. Just looked at skyscanner and direct flights to LAX are £1000 for the same dates.
Seems like a waste to me, you can do Yosemite any time, flights to California are cheap and easy and there are a host of decent routes in that area.
You are surely better off exploring more of the Canadian Rockies, Vancouver island, etc on this particular trip?
The more you start to see the more you will realise that Yosemite, amazing as it is, is very hyped and there are many other places just as good if not better. Glacier National Park in Montana for example is incredible..
You are surely better off exploring more of the Canadian Rockies, Vancouver island, etc on this particular trip?
The more you start to see the more you will realise that Yosemite, amazing as it is, is very hyped and there are many other places just as good if not better. Glacier National Park in Montana for example is incredible..
Some nice restaurants in Flagstaff on the way there from Page i'd hit the south rim of the grand canyon as you head south from there go via Sedona, skip Phoenix and head straight to Tucson, during the summer you can get some great deals at Loews Ventana Canyon, you have the option of Jerome near Sedona and Bisbee which is south east of Tucson, both cool former mining towns. You could also travel down to Nogales and walk over to Mexico for the day, great restaurant called La Roca there.
If you want some ideas for a feeling of the real southwest and Tucson plus other parts of southern AZ let me know. Unless there a particular reason to go to PHX I would avoid it.
The dollar rate deteriorated this morning by around 2% (4% YTD, 17% in last 18 months) due to Brexit fears and uncertainty. This is only likely to get worse over the next few months. I'm wondering if it's worth booking the rest of my hotels etc now. 
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I've had price alerts set on the following flights between 19/09 and 03/10:
Manchester to LAX: £495 with Thomas Cook - direct
Dublin to LAX: £369 with BA - 1 change
Any LDN to LAX: £409 with Norwegian - direct
This aligns with the closure of Tioga Pass quite nicely, in 14 and 15 it closed in Nov, so we should avoid the closure.
I'm in Manchester so any other airport will require travel of some sort, therefore increasing the cost. I can get a flight to Dublin for £30 return, which still comes in around £100 cheaper than flying from Manchester. Also, according to Skyscanner, flying on a Monday appears to be one of, if not the cheapest day in a typical week.
Price alerts have been set for a month and they only seem to be increasing. Manchester was £450, now its closer to £500.
Even with an additional flight to Dublin, that seems like the cheapest option.
Should I wait or buy?
Manchester to LAX: £495 with Thomas Cook - direct
Dublin to LAX: £369 with BA - 1 change
Any LDN to LAX: £409 with Norwegian - direct
This aligns with the closure of Tioga Pass quite nicely, in 14 and 15 it closed in Nov, so we should avoid the closure.
I'm in Manchester so any other airport will require travel of some sort, therefore increasing the cost. I can get a flight to Dublin for £30 return, which still comes in around £100 cheaper than flying from Manchester. Also, according to Skyscanner, flying on a Monday appears to be one of, if not the cheapest day in a typical week.
Price alerts have been set for a month and they only seem to be increasing. Manchester was £450, now its closer to £500.
Even with an additional flight to Dublin, that seems like the cheapest option.
Should I wait or buy?
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The price from Dublin is excellent but it's a long way off and I doubt prices are only set to go up from here. I guess the Manchester thing complicates it but its hardly that difficult to get to Heathrow where you should be able to get direct flights under 450 once the airlines start caring about the fact that bookings have yet to pick up for September.
First decent prices for my LAX trip last year, same time of year as you, didn't show until late March.
Don't forget to add in a hotel for Dublin as risking a same day return on separate tickets has disaster written all over it.
First decent prices for my LAX trip last year, same time of year as you, didn't show until late March.
Don't forget to add in a hotel for Dublin as risking a same day return on separate tickets has disaster written all over it.
[TW]Fox;29221655 said:
Sounds like waiting another 1-2 months, for flights either from Manchester or London, sounds like the best option?
Flying from Dublin, including the flight to Dublin and hotels, will be near identical to the cost to fly from Manchester now.
I'm just eager to get things booked! It's annoying that flights are essentially the anchor for the entire trip