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A savings of more than $1,000 for a Disney World vacation? That's a lot of extra cash for Dole Whips and Hei Hei cones.ĭisney Cruise Line (Summer Hull/The Points Guy)ĭisney Cruise Line pricing is fairly standard across most sites.

When we priced that separately, the hotel would have cost $2,301 and the park tickets would have cost an additional $2,200.34, for a total of $4,501.34. On our sample dates, Costco quoted us $3,452.89 for five nights at the Walt Disney World Dolphin resort and five days of Park Hopper tickets for two adults and two kids ages 3–9.

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( Here's our full report on the best hotels you can book using points for your Disney World vacation.)īut if that's not an option, Costco Travel can save you a lot of money over normal cash rates. While you may give up some perks, staying off-site at Disney World and using your hotel points can save you a bunch of money on a Disney World vacation. We also chose one of the Marriott-affiliated properties, the Dolphin - though Costco Travel does have other a good mix of other options both on- and off-site. Related: Best Credit Cards for Theme Parksįor our sample package, we chose a package of a hotel and theme park tickets. Costco Travel also sells vacation packages for Disney World, both with and without flights. As a self-avowed Disney nerd, even I was surprised by the savings on park tickets and hotel rooms. (Photo by Getty Images) Theme ParksĬostco Travel can help you save money at Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando, as well as at Disneyland in California. The Chase Ultimate Rewards portal clocked in at $192.01 with the cheapest option being from Dollar.įact: Family life is a busy life. Costco Travel presented Avis as the cheapest for our sample dates, at $171 all-in for a full-size car rental. Our first search was in Miami for a three-day weekend. (Make sure you pay for the rental with a card that offers primary rental car coverage such as the Chase Sapphire Reserve.) Mommy Points and her dad just used the heck out of that perk on a recent multi-generation trip to Hawaii. It can also be a winner if you are looking for an included authorized driver. Rental CarsĪs with hotels, Costco Travel is not a guaranteed-cheapest, one-stop shop when it comes to car rentals, but it can be a winner if you are looking to rent with Alamo, Avis, Budget or Enterprise.

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You could save a few bucks if you have an Executive Membership and the Costco credit card, but keep in mind that as of late 2018, Hyatt Place no longer offers free breakfast unless you book directly with Hyatt.

Our sample dates showed booking directly with Hyatt resulted in the exact same price as Costco Travel. We also looked at Hyatt Place New York/Midtown-South. A quick check of Priceline had its rate at almost $1,400. Hyatt also offered a members an advance purchase rate that was another $10 or so cheaper per night. At the Hyatt Union Square New York, Costco Travel presented a rate of $1,308.66 all-in I could book the exact same room type from Hyatt on the same flexible booking terms for $1,279.82 for the dates in question. We also decided to dig in to the New York market with Hyatt. Hyatt and Costco Travel had much more flexible cancellation policies than Priceline. Priceline, which we checked to see where it stacked up against booking directly with Hyatt or through Costco Travel, came in about $100 cheaper than booking direct with Hyatt but $100+ more than Costco Travel. The kids club (Photo courtesy of Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya) A three-night stay, with breakfast included, in November priced out at $844.97. The Costco Travel website displayed the cheapest room type as a Deluxe Casita King. I chose the Fairmont Mayakoba Resort in Riviera Maya (just south of Cancun). It's a bit like being a treasure hunter roaming the aisles: You'll need to work a little to find out if Costco has the best deal - but we've done some of the legwork for you.Ĭostco Travel currently partners with the following hotel brands:įor the purposes of this article, I started with Fairmont for comparisons. Of course, planning a trip for your family is a lot more complicated than buying humongous boxes of cereal, but Costco Travel - an arm of the big-box chain - has plenty to offer. So a natural question for Costco fans who like to explore the world is, can you save money with Costco Travel? Hardcore Costco fans - myself included - agree on one thing: Costco doesn't carry every brand or item, but if Costco carries what you're looking for, it almost always has it at an incredible price. Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available.

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