London - Travel Deals

With limited vacation days, a paucity of funds in the bank and the various responsibilities that come with life, it is sometimes difficult to travel abroad. This is a reality that has taken my nomadic instincts a lot of time to get used to, but finally I have reconciled with the notion that I can’t just quit my job every year and then travel for three months.

Instead, I am all about maximizing the vacation time and the money that I have. I try to do a lot in a little amount of time and if I can do it without having to spend a bundle than I consider it a success.

If you are like me, you might just be interested in a 7-day, 6-night vacation package to London and Amsterdam. The reality is that you could spend a year exploring either city, but if you are willing to accept the fact that you will only be getting a taste of things than this is quite the bargain. It includes airfare to both cities, hotel stays and breakfast.

It isn’t ideal but it is pretty good and for the busy person without a ton of cash on hand it could be an excellent way to get in a bit of international travel.

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With round-trip ticket prices from parts of the United States to London hovering around the $300 range, now is an excellent time to book yourself on a flight to the United Kingdom. Ticket prices generally start edging up in the spring and then they explode into the expensive atmosphere come summer.

If you need further incentive to fly to London, British Airways is offering an excellent deal. They will throw in two free hotel nights in select European cities like Athens, Amsterdam, Prague, Madrid or Rome. Even if you are just passing through London for business or are getting a connecting flight there you can still pick up a couple of free nights in a hotel. Considering the already low prices on flights to London this is one deal that could end up saving you quite a bit of money.

To take advantage of British Airlines’ kindness, travel must occur between January 23, 2007 and March 25, 2007 and you must book your ticket by January 24, 2007. Even if you miss the deadline, you should still be able to pick up a cheap ticket to London for a couple more weeks and you can also find great rates on youth hostels in the city.

Leave it to an airline from New Zealand to come through with the best deal on flights from Los Angeles to London to hit the World Wide Web in a long, long time. Air New Zealand is offering up the goodies for $348 round-trip plus taxes and all that other jazz that will probably make it closer to $400, which is still a very, very reasonable prize for a flight from the west coast of the U.S. to London.

The only hitch is that you have to travel before May 31, 2007, which isn’t really a hitch at all because now is the off-season for London tourists. Sure you’ll likely have to deal with a bit of rain and you’ll have to pack an extra layer or three of clothing for the trip, but the payoff will come when you go to tour the Tate Museum and you and a few slacker member of the royal family are the only ones there.

What else is there to do in London this time of year besides shivering in the dampness? The London Travel guide offers up all sorts of suggestions, while also keeping you abreast of the current happenings in one of the greatest cities on this or any other planet.

One of the constant themes of this blog is that travel to Europe this off-peak season is absurdly cheap. Another theme is that free stuff is never a bad thing. British Airways is offering up both cheap flights and free stuff. We’re talking $169 to fly from New York to London. We’re talking two free nights in a London hotel if you book an international flight to anywhere in the world. We’re talking a deal that is too good to pass up and one that needs to be taken advantage of before November 21, 2006 or all this talk will end up being just that….talk.

Here is a deal for those of you who are itching to get away but who can’t afford to take too much time off from work. British Airways is offering up a tasty 3-night Spirit of London winter package. The promotion includes round-trip airfare from New York to London, 3 nights in a hotel and you even get to feast on some scones during high tea. All of this is priced at a remarkable $550. The only hitch is that you have to book the package before December 22, 2006 and travel sometime between November 9, 2006 and January 17, 2007.

For what to see and do while in London, check out the one and only London Logue for the lowdown.

It has been a good couple of months for travelers looking for deals on European travel and the hits just keep on coming. Travelocity is offering tasty deals on flights from the United States to Paris, London and other hotspots in the Old Continent. In addition to flying across the pond for dirt cheap prices, they are throwing in 4-night stays at some outstanding hotels right in the heart of it all. With packages from Boston to Paris starting at $634, there is no better time for you to get your butt to Europe. And I mean it!

You know something, I like the airline search engine Kayak.com. The thing works pretty darn well and they send out emails that have a bit of personality to them. Just today, I received one that is all about going back to college. Even though I am not a student, I was intrigued enough to read that they have some good deals brewing at four locations where the really smart kids hang out.

Before you get all afraid and have visions of sitting in musty library stacks dancing through your head, consider the four brainy spots: San Francisco, Boston, London and Bologna. Even if you pack a dunce cap with you when you go to these places, you’ll have a good time.