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Interstate Charter??

SwtAnanaSwtAnana
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Hello fellow knotties!  This is my first post here

I'm currently living in Philly but my family is concentrated in Florida.  I'm planning an August 2014 wedding and for convenience and pricing issues, would like to have it up here (plus, I just came back from seeing a venue that is not only gorgeous but is giving us pretty much everything we could ask for at an amazing price!)

My dilemma is that my family is not very well off and would be pinching pennies to be able to pay for a flight and hotel.  I was hoping to help offset some of the travel costs by looking into a charter bus that people could pay into.  

Has anyone tried this?  FI's family did this for a wedding years ago and it was a huge success.

What other ways have you guys been able to help cut down costs for family? Working with travel agencies for flight deals?  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Interstate Charter??

  • daria24daria24
    Last fall I went to an OOT wedding-the couple's travel agent was able to work out a deal with Southwest airlines + the hotel to get a pretty decent discount. I am not sure if anything like that would be possible with an airline other than Southwest though. 
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  • happyfor25happyfor25
    edited March 2013

    Spirit Airlines now flies into Philly and you can get really low prices with them.  Keep in mind they charge for luggage (checked OR carry-on).  I'm not sure if/where they fly in FL though.  You should check them out.

    ETA:  sorry, I didn't address your question about a charter bus cause I really have no idea.  Good luck!

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  • SwtAnanaSwtAnana
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_interstate-charter?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:2a75fc87-4a2b-4333-bc5d-44b4e76ae027Post:0df85093-7161-49d5-b17d-8db9124f40dd">Re: Interstate Charter??</a>:
    [QUOTE]Last fall I went to an OOT wedding-the couple's travel agent was able to work out a deal with Southwest airlines + the hotel to get a pretty decent discount. I am not sure if anything like that would be possible with an airline other than Southwest though. 
    Posted by daria24[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>I've always had a great experience with Southwest, I don't know why I didn't think of them.  I'm sure no one in my family wants to sit on a bus for 20 hours!  Good idea...I'll look into getting a travel agent to help out

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  • SwtAnanaSwtAnana
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_interstate-charter?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:2a75fc87-4a2b-4333-bc5d-44b4e76ae027Post:4bff58a4-d3ed-41db-9e55-5785ef49eded">Re: Interstate Charter??</a>:
    [QUOTE]Spirit Airlines now flies into Philly and you can get really low prices with them.  Keep in mind they charge for luggage (checked OR carry-on).  I'm not sure if/where they fly in FL though.  You should check them out. ETA:  sorry, I didn't address your question about a charter bus cause I really have no idea.  Good luck!
    Posted by happyfor25[/QUOTE]

    <div>I promised myself that I would never fly Spirit again lol but hey if my family members want to do that, I"m game.  Thanks for the suggestion!</div>
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