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Hotel Du Vin Pre-Christmas Offers

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We will be covering Hotel Du Vin in length over the coming weeks with regards to Industry Discounts– however a quick offer has flashed up that we think would appeal to those of you planning a pre-Christmas getaway.

This extremely elegant English hotel group is offering a ‘Week before Christmas’ special – at £99 per room per night – including continental breakfast, and a 2 course celebration dinner. Those of you fortunate enough to have eaten at one of the Hotel Du Vin’s before will know they are renowned for their excellent food.

As for value? A quick check of the prices for the Wimbledon hotel on December 23rd shows how great this offer is – the next cheapest price is for a Room Only rate at £174.

Valid at the following Hotel Du Vin hotels: Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cheltenham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Harrogate, Henley, Newcastle, Poole, St Andrews, Tunbridge Wells, Wimbledon, Winchester & York

Link:  Hotel Du Vin ‘Week Before Christmas’
Details: Valid for stays at selected hotels from 20th-23rd December
Book by:  Book by 29th November
Eligibility: Excellent consumer offer so open to all
Ease of use: Very easy

Last Minute Offers – Accor hotels this weekend from £25

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Accor hotels (Mercure, Pullman, Ibis & Novotel) has been running secret ‘Happy Monday’ offers that actually run on Tuesdays as well, for offers at a variety of their hotels across the UK & Dublin for stays the same weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sundays) from £25 – £40 per room per night (room only).

Availability is exceptional – this Friday 25 hotels in London have offers – rising to 35 this Sunday night. On Saturday you can book a number of London Ibis Hotels (including the ones at Excel, Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton Airports) for £25. Other notable deals include the Mercure Brighton Seafront Hotel from £40 (notable as Brighton hotels often have a minimum stay – not so with this offer). You are supposed to be a subscriber to their newsletter, or a member of Le ClubAccor – which is worth joining anyway, but you can access the availability and book without this.

Link: Accor Happy Mondays
Details: Valid for stays this Friday, Saturday & Sunday only, for selected hotels in the UK & Dublin only.
Book by: Tuesday – or until available rooms run out!
Eligibility: Available for all
Ease of use: Very easy!

Eurostar

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For those of us that have a rare weekend off, the chance to disappear for a cheap weekend has declined with the cynical increase in taxes & fuel surcharge and the disappearance of the truly £1 flight (anyone else remember Ryanair £1 fares showing in GDS’s?!).

Or perhaps you’re one of the many that just prefer a leisurely train journey to your destination, with the opportunity to stretch your legs en-route to an early lunch in Brussels / Calais / Paris? Eurostar have always offered very popular Agent Fares, but not everyone is aware of their existence. 

Agent fares are £59 return (Standard) and £119 in Standard Premier which offers more space in a 1-2 seating (compared to 2-2) and a light meal. 

However, savings are minimal (normally £10 over the cheapest fares) when booked far in advance. Last minute availability is poor in Standard, but tends to be better in Standard Premier even in July & August, where you can often save over £100 per person, so best value comes by travelling in a little more comfort and style!

Bookings can be made by calling the dedicated agents concession line (03448 224888), but before you do that you can check availability in your GDS – Look for ‘G’ class for Standard Premier or ‘N’ class for Standard (but do not hold the seats, as Eurostar will issue them)

You can also book on the Eurostar train to Disneyland, although you will struggle to find any availability in school holidays.

Checking a weekend trip to PAris 3 months in advance for October (10-13 October), compared to the cheapest available consumer fares, you would save £20 per person travelling in Standard and £40 on Standard Premier, so not savings to be sniffed at!

It’s always worth checking the regular Eurostar website as there are regular special offers that could gazump any savings made by agents rates.

Link: www.eurostar.com
Details: Regular Eurostar Sale fares, but year round.
Book by: Ongoing, but embargoed for travel between 1730 and 1900 on Friday evenings.
Eligibility: All agents must carry agency ID as spot checks will be carried out at terminals. Agent rates valid for yourself and up to 3 companions.
For more details see: http://www.eurostar4agents.com/a-z/agents_rates.htm
Ease of use: If you can check availability in a GDS prior to calling, it’s very straightforward.