Last dash for London
Despite Olympics, Shakespeare fest and Jubilee, there’s still time to book summer visit to England
With everything going on in London this summer, you might think the entire city is booked up. Not so. There are still many hotel rooms to be had and, more importantly, flights to get you across the pond. Thomas Cook is promoting several packages, all air-inclusive, such as the May 28 departure to London-Gatwick with seven nights’ accommodation at the three-star Ambassadors Hotel, starting from $699 per person. Other dates and hotels are available. There’s also a go-as-you-please option, including flight, seven nights’ accommodation, breakfast and a seven-day car rental with Hertz, starting from $1,059 per person for the July 30 departure. All of these packages are operated by Transat Holidays and prices do not include taxes and fees, totalling about $580 per person. London’s most high-profile event this sum- mer is the Olympic Games (July 27 to Aug. 12), but there is also the Queen’s Diamond Jubliee and cultural highlights such as the World Shakespeare Festival. See www.thomascook.ca.
WILDEBEEST ON THE MOVE
When it comes to once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences (and can’tmiss photo ops), the annual migration of one million wildebeest across Africa’s Serengeti is up there with the best of them. Goway’s 11day Tanzania Migration Flying Safari Special, now on sale with savings of up to $1,000 per person, showcases the migration with a three-night stay at Governors’ Camp on the Mara River, three nights at Lemala Ewanjan (a mobile camp in the central Serengeti), and two nights each at Lemala Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, plus flights within Africa, all park entrance fees and more. Prices start at $6,800 per person, with the discount. See www.goway.com.
THE LITTLE INN FOR EASTER
The Little Inn in Bayfield, Ont. is celebrating Easter with two-night packages, available April 6-8 or 7-9, including accommodation, a South America Wine & Dine event on April 7 (and a three-course, a-lacarte dinner on your second night), breakfast and Easter Brunch on April 8. Prices range from $705 to $785. See www.littleinn.com.
BEST BUY OF THE WEEK
Bangkok’s upscale Tower Club at Lebua wants guests to “Stay Longer, Save More,” with a new package offering savings of about $400 per two-night stay through Dec. 27. The deal includes a free guaranteed upgrade to a Tower Club Riverview Suite (overlooking the Chao Phraya river) and daily buffet or continental breakfast. With the discount, rates start at $195 (U.S.) per room, per night. See www.lebua.com. Kathryn Folliott is a Toronto-based freelance writer. Prices quoted are subject to change and availability.