| It wasn’t so long ago that city breaks were limited | | | | holiday that doesn’t cost the earth, it is very easy |
| to the occasional trip to Paris or Bruges. These days, | | | | to find a deal on a wide range of 2 * Hotels and 3 * |
| however, with cheap flights so readily available, there | | | | Hotels in various citybreak destinations. The key to this |
| has been a veritable explosion of new and exciting city | | | | is to be flexible with the date of your holidays and take |
| break destinations. | | | | advantage of last minute hotel and cheap flight offers |
| A prime example of this is Eastern Europe which | | | | available. |
| remains an undiscovered enigma for a cheap | | | | When booking a worldwide flight, remember that |
| citybreak to many people. This is an area that has | | | | staying a Saturday night is important to keep down the |
| seen huge growth due largely to the increased number | | | | cost of your ticket. And of course for worldwide |
| and frequency of flights but also to the number of | | | | hotels (especially city centre business hotels), they are |
| discount hotels available in cities stretching across half | | | | often cheapest at weekends as there core business |
| a continent and as diverse as Prague, Bucharest and | | | | is the weekday business traveler. Alternatively you |
| Riga. | | | | may find that a discount hotel will often offer you free |
| And it is not just the Europe city break that is proving | | | | nights – for example, pay 3 stay 4. |
| popular with UK tourists. Budget flights are no longer | | | | So whether you are looking at citybreaks as a means |
| the exclusive preserve of the traditional "budget | | | | of escaping the British winter or as a weekend |
| airlines". Worldwide flights are at the cheapest level | | | | getaway for that special occasion, there has rarely |
| they have ever been in relative terms and there are | | | | been a better time to travel. In this current economic |
| plenty of hotels ready to cash in on the increasing | | | | climate the customer is king when it comes to breaks |
| number of tourists. | | | | of all kinds. Whether it’s a deal on a worldwide |
| For example if you buy the flight at the right time, you | | | | hotel you are after or simply a cheap flight to go and |
| could perhaps treat yourself to a luxury 4 * Hotel or | | | | visit the relatives, remember there has never been a |
| even a 5 * Hotel to make your break that bit special. | | | | better time to do it! |
| Alternatively if you are looking for a short city break or | | | | |