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Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 19:51
by tiggerlees
Hi, does anyone know how long it is before you travel that Virgin Holidays currently send out tickets. We travel on 28th March, so are not worried, but would love to know if anyone has any recent experience of how long before you travel you get your tickets.
What is the usual amount of time before panicking as they haven`t arrived may be a better way to put it.
Thanks in advance.

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 20:12
by mitchja
It's usually between 2 and 3 weeks before you travel. I'd start panicking at T-7 days.

When I travelled with them on Dec 28th, my tickets arrived over 3 weeks before my departure date but V Hols always issue tickets earlier for the Christmas/New Year period.

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 20:21
by Petmadness
Received my tickets on Saturday and travel on 13th March - so no panic!

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 20:36
by ManchesterMark
If you provided a mobile number when booking they should send a text letting you know when your tickets have been issued. Mine were posted out on 13th Feb for travel on 5th March. So you've no need to panic yet!

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 21:02
by tiggerlees
Thanks all, very informative. I`ll keep the post updated once they arrive.

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 21:02
by Hev60
Yes from experience .... LATE :D

Last time we booked with them, we received our tickets and a fly-drive car voucher just 7 days before departure (all sorts of excuses given).

The major prob was the fact we were going to Orlando and the car voucher said "pickup at LAX" (Los Angeles) ii)

We had to collect the darn correct voucher at the airport :(!

Don't leave it too long before phoning.

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 29 Feb 2012, 23:39
by mallin
Mine also arrived only 7 days before departure after receiving the notification on my phone that they had been posted 5 days earlier, that was in September. Luckily everything was all in order. Have a great trip y)

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 01 Mar 2012, 16:58
by Leanne
They do sometimes do "shout outs" on Facebook about what travel dates tickets are being posted out for.

My experience has been they generally arrive about 14 days before travel.

Re: Does anyone know when Virgin Holidays send out tickets

PostPosted: 02 Mar 2012, 16:25
by gilly
We went to Thailand in January and had the tickets 4 weeks before.