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Stay somewhere fabulous

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:47:24 +0000

It’s something that hopefully doesn’t happen very often, but nobody’s immune to being in that situation. Being in a town where you are forced to spend the night, by one reason or another, and you haven’t booked a hotel room, again, for one reason or another. This has happened to me once when I was on my way to a music festival and the bus that was “guaranteed” to take everyone to the site broke down about halfway. All that we could do was take another bus to a nearby town and spend the night there. Unfortunately, when we arrived everything was booked solid, except for the 4 or 5 star hotel. Cheap luxury hotels are something that’s hard to find anywhere, and we weren’t lucky enough to find one there.

Like all things in life there was, of course, a silver lining. Luxury hotels tend to charge you a lot more than the old mom and pop hostel down the road, but you do get more bang for your buck. And they happened to cater to people who were staying at the hotel and going to the festival by offering a free shuttle to the festival site. So that turned out fine and we managed to save on the taxi fare.

Airport Perks

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:09:26 +0000

The airport can be a stressful place for many of us. Whether it is a flight delay, or a gate change, we are always under stress in the terminal. However, more and more additions are being made to help ease the airport terminal experience. From convenience, to price, airports are becoming more accommodating than ever.

Many of us have experienced a delay, and a few of us have experienced a full on cancelation. If for any reason you are set to be in the airport for several hours, you always have the choice of Heathrow Airport hotels. Whether it’s a long layover, or you just need to sleep before embarking on the rest of your journey, these accommodation options are nearby and easily accessible. Often a complimentary shuttle will take you directly to your terminal, which means there is no stress involved in getting to and from your hotel.

Another perk is the convenience of on site car hire. Many agencies have lots that are very near the airport terminals, which means you don’t have to find transportation to go and pick up your transportation. Whether you’ve reserved or just walk in, you can get the car package you need for your trip.