While they don't celebrate that particularly American holiday, Thanksgiving, across the pond, I found while traveling in Europe the same time last year that many hotels and restaurants do indeed serve American-style turkey-with-all-the-fixins' dinners if you can't do without--but why not go native and enjoy some good Indian food instead while you're there? You'll depart the day before Thanksgiving on Wednesday, November 27, for a three-night stay in the Central House Hotel, a clean 50-room, budget accommodation near the Victoria tube station for the starting price of $429. Roundtrip airfare from NYC or Newark, express train transfers to and from the airport, breakfasts, local maps plus taxes and services charges are all thrown in. Add $50 for a Boston departure, $100 from Baltimore and Washington, D.C., more for other gates. Upgrades to classier digs are available for incremental sums. Single supplement is $200. Full details are available online at www.gotoday.com/UK_FGLM.ASP.
An even more incredible deal is their New Year's package. You double your length of stay to a full six nights for only $120 more--for a total of $549 per person out of Newark and NYC. The Central House Hotel again provides the lodgings, but your transfer is by a shuttle bus rather than an express train-truly not a big deal for the added savings and extra days. Departure dates are December 26 and 27. For full details, visit www.gotoday.com/UK_FGNY.ASP.
Go-Today also currently has three (summer, fall and winter) fly-and-drive packages to the United Kingdom that are worth looking into. The lowest rate for flight and weeklong car rental is only $399 for the winter, $449 for the fall and $729 for the summer (which must me purchased by June 6).
For these and other European vacation deals, call Go-Today at 425/487-9632, or go online to www.gotoday.com. An extra $20 is added on for phone reservations.
