Stirling Castle by europealacarte

Free entry to beautiful Scottish castles and other historic buildings this weekend, the 12 – 13 April 2008. You can visit all the wonderful properties owned by Historic Scotland including Edinburgh and Stirling castles. So if you're in the mood for a day out exploring Scottish architecture, history and culture it wont' cost you a penny. This is a great offer as it can cost an average of £8 per adult to get into each site. If you choose several sites which are fairly close together you could easily fit in a few visits over the weekend. The Free Weekend page on the Historic Scotland site lists the properties by area. so it's easy to work an itinerary. Give yourself time for a lunch break and don't try to pack too much into one day. You want to have time to wander around the sites, not be madly dashing from one to another.
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© http2007I received an email from Jet2.com this morning with details of their cheap fares on their” April offers from £4.99″. I had a look at their site and there only saw 4 flights at £4.99, Leeds Bradford to Amsterdam, Belfast and Paris and Blackpool to Belfast. I decided to investigate what the actual return fare would be and selected Leeds Bradford to Paris. I looked at the flexible date search for April. There were several dates predominately Monday to Wednesdays in the 2nd half of the month displaying £0.99 fares. However the cheapest return fares were £9.99. I choose an outward flight on Monday 28 April but the 99p fare was only available on the flight departing at 18.30, the 07.50 fight cost £14.99. so either effectively lose a day of pay another £14. The return flight on Wednesday 30 April departing at 21.40 cost £9.99. Total price displayed at this stage was £37.98, £10.98 for the fare and £27 taxes with a warning underneath that this excluded card fees and fuel supplement. So how can they get away with calling it total price? I went for hand baggage only but it's £6 per hold bag. The next page revealed that it the fuel supplement was another £6.44 and debit card fee £2 and credit card fee £4. Therefore the lowest possible fare comes in at £46.62, still pretty good value but being realistic for short break you'd really need to take the earlier outward flight to maximise your time in Paris and that would push the price up to £60.62. I don't know about you but I'd much rather that the adverts displayed the actual total lowest possible return fare. Do you agree?
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The Essex Inn in Tappahannock, Virginia (an hour from Richmond, two hours from Washington, D.C.) recently became a member of the Virginia Green Lodging association. To celebrate, the innkeepers are offering 20 percent off to travelers willing to participate in their Green Tappahannock Scavenger Hunt. Rates (before the discount) range from $149 to $189 per night, depending on room class and availability, and include full breakfast. All accommodations have private baths and fireplaces or woodstoves.

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The Gregory Inn in Denver offers a romance package from $264 to $374 per night (varying by room class) including lodging, dinner for two (up to $80), and town car service to and from dinner. Dining choices include The Broker Restaurant, Buenos Aires Grill, and McCormick’s Fish House. Daily breakfast is also included.

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The Providence Marriott Downtown has a Providence Pool Party Package including overnight lodging, daily breakfast buffet, complimentary overnight parking, use of the hotel pool with a waterproof disposable camera, and milk and cookies delivered to your room. Rates start at $179 per night for spring weekends, based on two adults and two children.

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Holland, Michigan, three hours from both Chicago and Detroit on Lake Michigan, offers a slice of the Netherlands in the Midwest. May brings the famous Tulip Time Festival, but you can fill any weekend here sampling local beers, touring Nelis’ Dutch Village and Windmill Island, and soaking up art and history at the Holland Museum.

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Sacramento’s Delta King Hotel, a historic riverboat on the Sacramento River, offers a Weekend Package including two nights’ lodging, Champagne and two keepsake glasses, and a Sunday Champagne brunch for two. Advertised rates start at $389 per couple, but I was unable to find that rate for spring weekends. You may find the quoted price of $413, however, to be a good deal.

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Vegas is quickly becoming a haven for the best chefs in the world and never is that more apparent when looking at list of nominees for the 2008 James Beard Awards. The awards are like the Oscars of the culinary world and in this year’s list, Vegas is well represented.

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The Holiday Inn Kansas City Downtown—Aladdin offers a “Dinner Package” including overnight lodging in a king-bed room, dinner for two at the hotel’s Zebra Room restaurant, and two bottles of sparkling water and cookies for a midnight snack. Rates start at $136 per night for spring weekends.

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Dollar is featuring several promotions this season. In addition to regional deals, compact cars start at $34.

The dealsSelect car types are on sale nationwide, with rates from $34 per day and $159 per week for compact cars. This offer is available at all participating Dollar locations, with the exception of the New York metropolitan area, through June 30. Use rate code 8COM to get the discount.You can save four ways with your American Express card. Get 10 percent off on any rental with promo code AX10, valid through December 31. Find special deals in Florida through May 31, or Canada through the end of the year. And you can also get discounts on intermediate minivans through May 31. You must use your AmEx to pay for the rental in order to get the savings.

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