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So there will be 3 families going on our WDW trip in September and 1 of those families have never been to Disney so they asked me if I would do all the planning for them, including the booking. Am I able to book their room for them? They are just going to pay the deposit and then make payments along the way. They will give me the deposit amount so it will come out of my checking account. And I am going to set up their account with all of their info on the Disney website so they can go on there and make payments. But how will that work out with me booking the room for them? We are going to be on a Dining plan as well. I have never booked for someone else before. TIA for the help!
I've booked rooms online for my parents before. They don't have internet at home and don't like to enter their CC number into a public computer. I usually have my mom on the line with me while I do it and she gives me her CC info so I don't have to use mine. I like to keep it seperate.
I booked for my sister-in-law and family for my trip next month. I put everything in their name with all their information and then put the deposit on my credit card, which she paid me back. They then received the confirmation email and the various mailings which they love and paid off the trip by calling at 45 days out!
Worked like a charm and we are leaving in 23 days!
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I booked for my sister-in-law and family for my trip next month. I put everything in their name with all their information and then put the deposit on my credit card, which she paid me back.
That's how I've done it when I planned two Grand Gatherings. (I did need to have all of their names, birthdates, and addresses though...)
After the deposit, they made all the payments themselves.
Booking for others should not be a problem, especially the way you are doing it. I have clients that book for others in their group, and it makes it easier on everyone.
I've booked a separate reservation for my in-laws, and they didn't even require me to put down the deposit when I called. I just told the CM that I was making the res. for family who were first-timers, and asked how we should handle the deposit as I had no idea how it was done. She said I could either pay it myself, or my mother in-law could call back as soon as I got the info to her and pay it herself. So that's what I did, worked out fine. Just had to give MIL the res. # and told her to tell them her DIL had made a res. that she needed to put a deposit on.
When I booked our group I booked for my family and others in our party. I just got the information to our travel agent as I got it from everyone in our group. There was not an issue doing it like this.
I booked for my daughter and 3 of her friends. I didn't even go on that trip. No problems whatsoever. It worked out fine. I just needed the birthdates and addresses for all of them.
Last edited by mad4themouse; 02-18-2011 at 02:37 PM..
I have done it a few times and never had any issues. Just had their address and birthday information and they were set to make their payments as needed.
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Just had to give MIL the res. # and told her to tell them her DIL had made a res. that she needed to put a deposit on.
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