Olympic bargains galore as London's theatres and hotels slash rates
Jul 3, 2012, 2:59 pm
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Jul 3, 2012, 11:47 pm
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£100 a night is about as cheap as it gets for somewhere decent and there's going to be some pressure on rooms. Think you'll have to wait until the 11th hour for prices like that - not a month out!
Jul 4, 2012, 3:22 am
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These days you rarely get anything better than a Holiday Inn Express for £100 on a midweek night in London at any time of year!
Jul 4, 2012, 5:27 am
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I frequently score the Grange at St Pauls for £99 as a (not very) top secret hotel on Lastminute.com and just before Christmas I got the Grange at Tower Hill twice for £79 on a similar wheeze.
Admittedly this is booking no more than 48hrs out, but I saw the Hilton at More London going for £99 for tonight (when I looked yesterday) and the CP Blackfriars is frequently up there for £120.
Jul 4, 2012, 5:56 am
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Fair enough ST, but you know when loads of rooms get "dumped" pre-event there can be an element of panic from the hotel.
Jul 4, 2012, 6:37 am
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Time will tell, but those bargain rates I manage to pick up in low low season only come up at the 11th hour, not weeks in advance. Hoteliers have no reason to start giving rooms away a month out. It's not perfect but Trivago can be a good place to keep an eye on these things...
Jul 4, 2012, 8:41 am
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Jul 5, 2012, 7:06 am
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Well, I've just got my usual hotel for £210 during the games. The usual coporate rate is £135, and rooms were £400 a few months ago. I thought of holding off for a couple more weeks, but decided not to take a chance.
Jul 8, 2012, 4:58 pm
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Olympic bargains galore as London's theatres and hotels slash rates
From the Guardian July 7,2012
Olympic bargains galore as London's theatres and hotels slash rates
• Long-haul operators report 90% drop in advance bookings
• West End theatres offer cut-price tickets
• Exclusive restaurants have tables available
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/ju...s-slash-prices
Olympic bargains galore as London's theatres and hotels slash rates
• Long-haul operators report 90% drop in advance bookings
• West End theatres offer cut-price tickets
• Exclusive restaurants have tables available
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/ju...s-slash-prices
Jul 9, 2012, 2:03 am
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Not only hotels - Eurostar is also having problems with selling over-priced capacity.
Just checked Friday 3rd August, for example, and 9 of the 11 trains from London to Brussels on that date are now showing fares of £39 - the lowest fare on this route. A couple of weeks ago, several of them were priced at £80+.
Just checked Friday 3rd August, for example, and 9 of the 11 trains from London to Brussels on that date are now showing fares of £39 - the lowest fare on this route. A couple of weeks ago, several of them were priced at £80+.
Jul 9, 2012, 9:59 am
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Greed. That's all it is. As much as I love the Games and what they stand for, I can't believe how businesses have been building up to ripping people off for those 2 weeks. High prices and the uncertain economic times means that a lot of people won't be going.
Still, it should be great for all Londeners getting cheap theater tix etc!!
Still, it should be great for all Londeners getting cheap theater tix etc!!
Jul 9, 2012, 10:09 am
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Greed. That's all it is. As much as I love the Games and what they stand for, I can't believe how businesses have been building up to ripping people off for those 2 weeks. High prices and the uncertain economic times means that a lot of people won't be going.
Still, it should be great for all Londeners getting cheap theater tix etc!!
Still, it should be great for all Londeners getting cheap theater tix etc!!
Cheers
Howie