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Old Jan 21, 2007, 1:10 pm
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Swiss Tony
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Originally Posted by torontoflyer
I am buying a J / F ticket from emirates.com (ex LHR). Is booking the hotel something I could do online?
It would help if we new what you're looking at paying for the air ticket, but I'd say that you really don't want to buy these elements seperately, especially if you don't need the flexibility and can stay three nights (some good inclusive tour fares kick in at this point). Have a look at www.otc-uk.co.uk. It's part of travelocity/lastminute.com and they often have some good deals.

For example, flying out from LHR on Friday afternoon In J with three nights at the Crowne Plaza and back on Monday morning comes in at £1,800, some £200 cheaper than I can find flight-only for on the same dates on the EK website.

Note that some of the IT fares exclude the limo, but that's presumably irrelevant given the cost savings here.

(Must admit, I can't understand why you're booking on the EK site either as - with most airlines - this is rarely the way to go about getting the best price...)

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