Timing Is Everything

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WhenIt ComesTo Travel, Timing Is Everything ae haa By taking ad vantage a as aa wai = of a special travel off er, visitors to Great Britain can take in Snowdonia National Park in Wales. (NAPSA)—For the millions of American vacationers that visit Great Britain each year, the secret ingredients of a memorable vacation are often timing and information. For example, by visiting a Web site that offers information about traveling to Great Britain— www. VisitBritain.com/2003— consumers can find hundreds of special offers this summerfor countrywide deals on accommodations, car rentals and special prices on the Great British Heritage Pass. Some of the best include: The Sofitel St. James hotel in central Londonis offering savings of over 60 percent. Save over 50 percent on a week in Wales. Purchase bmi’s round-trip fare from Chicago or Washington, DC to Manchester and get one week’s Avis automatic car rental with unlimited mileage and seven nights at a Welsh Rarebits Gold Collection hotel. Theoffer price is $1,499. * Save $300 on a seven-day vacation in London. Gotoday is offering airfare and six nights’ accommodation with breakfast during peak season from just $499. * Tickets to the musical Fame as low as $30. Save up to 50 percent on Alamo car rental when bookingin advance. Encore Tickets is offering dinner andtickets to Les Miserables for $29. Bargain hotel prices with Marriott Hotels and Resorts offering rooms in London from $110 per night. Radisson Edwardian London hotels start at $149 per night and Holiday Inn from $85 per night. Ramada Jarvis prices start from a modest $65 with the second night “on the house.” Rob Franklin, executive vice president for the VisitBritain campaign (www.VisitBritain.com/2003), says, “For the best deals we are suggesting that people go to a good travel agentor visit our Website.” The campaign is a partnership between the public and private sector involving the London Tourist Board and Convention Bureau, England’s North West, South West England, Wales Tourist Board, British Airports Authority, British Airways, American Airlines, Whitbread / Marriott Hotels, 6 Conti- nents / Holiday Inn Hotels and Radisson Edwardian Hotels.