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Article: The surprise package; BARGAIN BREAK: A couple booking a weekend in New York could save more than [pounds sterling]200 by opting for a package.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 24, 2008
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Byline: Fred Mawer
SPRING is on its way - and it's a prime time for a city break. But howshould you fix it up? A silly question, you might think. A weekend in Amsterdamor New York is not exactly complicated to arrange.
Go to the websites of your chosen hotel - most now offer online bookings inEnglish - and airline, and in perhaps 15 minutes you'll have everything sorted.
And by cutting out any middle men, you might well imagine you'll be getting thebest rates. But will you? There are dozens of hotel agencies vying for ourcustom and claiming their rates are best.
Likewise, firms that put together citybreak packages - booking flights ...