ynra asked:
Me and my fiance are going to dominican republic for our honeymoon but we need to take 3 year old son (we have family in Dominican Republic so we will be able to spend sometime alone) so it will be half honeymoon half family vacation.
Anyway we are going to be booking our trip through travelocity but I’ve notice that when I add my son as a child they are charging the same amount for all 3 of us. I’m not sure if there is a discount for a 3 year old traveling from the U.S to Dominican Republic but I do now that the hotel we are staying in charges $5.00 a day for children. So what a friend of mine told me to do is to book our (fiance and I) vacation and then call continental airlines add my son to the reservation (which may actually be cheaper) and then pay for my son when i get to the hotel. Will this work? thanks in advance
Me and my fiance are going to dominican republic for our honeymoon but we need to take 3 year old son (we have family in Dominican Republic so we will be able to spend sometime alone) so it will be half honeymoon half family vacation.
Anyway we are going to be booking our trip through travelocity but I’ve notice that when I add my son as a child they are charging the same amount for all 3 of us. I’m not sure if there is a discount for a 3 year old traveling from the U.S to Dominican Republic but I do now that the hotel we are staying in charges $5.00 a day for children. So what a friend of mine told me to do is to book our (fiance and I) vacation and then call continental airlines add my son to the reservation (which may actually be cheaper) and then pay for my son when i get to the hotel. Will this work? thanks in advance
No, there is no guarantee that there will be a seat for your son. I don’t believe you will be able to hold a 3 yr old on your lap. Call the airline to see what their policy is. Would your dealing with your airline directly be cheaper?
Book him at the same time. There is no benefit of booking people separately on flights – as prices are based on inventory control. ie. they’ll sell lets say 10 seats at $99, then once they’re gone the next fare up applies. Children over 2 must have their own seat, they cannot sit on your lap. You can’t get by the system as when they check the passport information at the airport you then run the risk of them charging you the full published fare (if you’ve not bought him one) which will be hefty! Children do automatically receive a discount, typically they pay 67% of the adult fare? That can vary though dependent on the airline – you’d need to check with CO. Hope that helps you a little?