FANCY A FAMILY (2 Adults & 2 Kids) 4 NIGHT LONG WEEKEND BREAK TO U.K., INCLUDING FLIGHTS, HOTEL AND BREAKFAST FROM JUST €215 for 4 (not per person)

How about a long weekend (Thursday to Monday) in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle or others
for as little as €215  (maybe even less)

This is a do it yourself Booking
To book this you need to book cheap Ryanair flights and the IC Hotels 2 Nights for the Price of 1 Deal.

Here is an Sample Itinerary for Edinburgh in November.

Flights with Ryanair:     Book on http://www.ryanair.ie/

Out:    Thursday 19th November,    Cost €5 per person including free online checkin  (no taxes)

Back:  Monday 23rd November ,    Cost €5 per person including free online check in  (no taxes)

Total Cost of Flights  €40      Carry Hand Luggage only and avoid baggage charges.

Avoid the Credit Card Charge of €5 per person per flight (would be 4 x 5 x 2 = €40 for booking these flights)   Check out this blog  http://irishdeals.blogspot.com/2009/07/ryanir-cheap-flights-how-to-save-on.html   to see how to set up and pay with an Electron Card for free.

Hotel:

Book with Intercontinental Hotels 2 Nights for the Price of 1

Examples for Edinburgh  are the Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City Ctr or Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Royal Mile.   Both these hotels are very centrally located and both offer free breakfast.  Both hotels offer rooms with Double Bed & Double Sofa Bed.    See links to both Hotels below. 

HIX Edinburgh City Ctr

HIX Edinburgh Royal Mile

The normal fully flexible rate per night for these hotels is £79, however with the 2 nights for the price of 1, it costs just £44.50 per night for the first two nights and £34.50 per night for the second two nights - an average nightly cost of £39.50 per night.

Total cost of either of these hotels for 4 nights = £39.50 x 4 = £158  equivalent to
€175 for 4 nights in this hotel, including breakfast for 4

Note:  Travel from the airport to central Edinburgh is less than £2 by bus.

To get this 2 nights for the Price of 1 deal Click on the Link Below to go to the Holiday Inn Express Site

Holiday Inn Express - Click Here

Then Paste the following into the address bar  :
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/6c/1/en/advancedsearch?roomResult=none&rateCode=IDEX1

Note: You must book for 2 nights at a time. If you want to stay for 4 nights, book the first two nights and then book the second two nights under separate bookings. This works for any combination of multiples of 2 nights.

The price shown per night when you use the link below is the price per night - at approx 50% of the normal price. Sometimes the price appears a little higher than 50% but is still excellent value when you can get this deal when and where you need it.

Tips:

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   Play around with the flights and the hotel dates to see what works out affordable
   
   
   
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   Make sure and untick travel insurance and the other random charges that Ryanair apply automatically
   
   
   
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   Check other U.K. cities such as Newcastle, Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol and London
   
   
   
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   If you want an inexpensive break in London, make sure to factor in the cost of train travel into the city as this can be expensive.
   
   
   
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   Remember both flight and hotel costs change up and down, so don't give up the first time I you cannot get exactly what you want
   
   
   
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   Finally, the key to this cheap deal is managing to match cheap Ryanair Flights with a location where the 2 nights for the price of 1 IC Hotel deal is available
   
   
   
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                                                        GOOD LUCK !