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Title: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 15, 2015, 12:50:19 PM
Just booked our next trip and saved £411 by using a 'crossover offer' over the phone!! Please everyone - compare prices on the French and Irish sites before booking then ring reservations and ask for a crossover offer. European consumer law means they have to offer you that price.

What a bargain!!!!!  :D

;D
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: vampira on January 15, 2015, 01:04:14 PM
I know! I have been comparing too and it surprised me what the differences are. It takes a little extra time, but it's worth it.  :D
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Disney Matt on January 15, 2015, 01:49:56 PM
When i've looked on various european sites the british one always comes up cheaper for the dates i need.
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: daddyof2 on January 15, 2015, 02:16:08 PM
Yeah, I couldn't find any better prices when I looked before booking our next trip
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 15, 2015, 04:59:48 PM
It's definitely worth checking though... Italy was £100 more expensive, Irish would have saved us £406, French saved us £411!
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: sarahmumof4 on January 15, 2015, 07:33:30 PM
I know people who have saved doing it this way however when I looked for December it was £1,000 more than the English site :(
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: andlorna on January 15, 2015, 07:43:44 PM
Hi MRSYA what dates was it booked for thanks. :)
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 15, 2015, 08:10:14 PM
25th-30th May at DC. Eek! So excited... Need to work out how many sleeps now...
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: plzsm on January 16, 2015, 10:51:29 AM
Is it important to phone and do the crossover as opposed to just booking on say the French website?
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Rapunzel1 on January 16, 2015, 11:28:59 AM
We just used the Belgian website instead of the Dutch site. No problem at all. It saved us 250 euro's for a two night stay at the Davy Crockett Ranch in the beginning of May (Dutch school vacation). The Belgians had 35% off offer and children under 12 for free. The Dutch only had 35% off. For us this was the best offer we could find. We read that there might be problems with accepting our credit card but we encountered no problems.
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 16, 2015, 11:30:52 AM
I think I remember the lady on live chat saying it's easier to book by phone as you can then add a uk address as the website only has French regions etc. As soon as the sales advisor answered I asked if I could book a crossover offer and he knew exactly what I meant and transferred me through to an agent who completed my booking. He said it is very common but that it's not normally that much of a difference.

We wouldn't have been able to afford it at the uk price so Merci Beaucoup to European consumer law!! 129 sleeps to go!
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: minnieme on January 16, 2015, 06:27:45 PM
I have also booked those dates and I think the reason it is cheaper is the Uk site has that May half term week as a High price week and Irish has it as Moderate. It doesn't seem to be the case with other weeks.

When we have been during May previously, the half term week was always Moderate but it has changed to High this year.

Yes 129 sleeps.....according to the countdown on my phone!!! Far too many.
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: minnieme on January 16, 2015, 06:28:24 PM
Oh and we had to pay in full at time of booking with it being a crossover offer.
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 16, 2015, 08:50:26 PM
Quote from: minnieme on January 16, 2015, 06:27:45 PM
I have also booked those dates and I think the reason it is cheaper is the Uk site has that May half term week as a High price week and Irish has it as Moderate. It doesn't seem to be the case with other weeks.

When we have been during May previously, the half term week was always Moderate but it has changed to High this year.

Yes 129 sleeps.....according to the countdown on my phone!!! Far too many.
Quote from: minnieme on January 16, 2015, 06:28:24 PM
Oh and we had to pay in full at time of booking with it being a crossover offer.

Hi Minnieme - countdown buddies now then! I was asked if I wanted to pay a deposit and then balance on April 30th... So excited! We're arriving late on the bank holiday Monday, hopefully in time to wave goodbye to the crowds as they go the other way down the travellators! You?
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Danielle9288 on January 16, 2015, 11:33:52 PM
Does anyone know if this only apply to the European websites or would it work if there was a cheaper deal on one of the worldwide sites?
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: DisneyRon on January 16, 2015, 11:57:32 PM
It's mandated by EU law that they honour the cross-EU offers, there are no such rules for World Wide offers, however Disney may have some internal policies of their own in that regard. You'd have to check with them about that though. :)
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Samninetysix on January 17, 2015, 03:25:20 AM
Just checked our dates in September and French site was €2000+, UK site was £900+
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 17, 2015, 12:50:35 PM
Quote from: Samninetysix on January 17, 2015, 03:25:20 AM
Just checked our dates in September and French site was €2000+, UK site was £900+

Phew!  :-\
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: sarahh83 on January 25, 2015, 05:20:42 PM
so do you have to pay in full if requesting crossover offer??
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 25, 2015, 06:41:11 PM
No, I was offered the option of paying a deposit and then remainder 4 weeks before arrival. Think it depends how far in advance you are booking. I imagine if its within those 4 weeks then you would.
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: sarahh83 on January 25, 2015, 08:22:48 PM
ooooh interesting, dont suppose you have a list of the alternative sites?
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: daddyof2 on January 25, 2015, 09:00:44 PM
If you go to the Disneyland Paris website, you can change the country via the bit at the top of the page
Title: Re: Saved over £400 by comparing European websites!!
Post by: Mrsya on January 26, 2015, 09:09:30 AM
I tried www.disneylandparis......, .ie, .it, .fr and I've read that people have tried the Belgian site too (.bl??). On an iPad you can only have one country's window open as new windows keep defaulting to whatever you've opened first. Laptop was better. Site layout is exactly the same so if you're familiar with choosing from the calendar etc then language shouldn't be a problem. I think it must depend on holidays but I don't know why Irish was so much cheaper than uk... Not that I'm complaining!!