Now that Ryan Lochte is back on American soil looking for his next one-night stand, London is looking for someone to take his place.
Actually, the city doesn’t care how you pick your friends (with benefits); it just wants you to fill the vacancies left behind by the throngs of sports fans that departed when the Olympic flame was extinguished. And London tourism officials aren’t the only ones hoping you’ll travel to the United Kingdom this fall. Several major airlines are slashing prices by as much as 25% in order to lure travelers to Europe.
Fall is traditionally a super time of year to travel to Europe, especially if you are working with a tight budget. Right now you can scoop up roundtrip fares from New York to London for as cheap as $750 in October and November. You can reduce the price even more by avoiding nonstop flights. By adding a layover or two you can reduce the price of your ticket by an additional $200.
Also, beware of fuel surcharges and taxes. They can add about $600 to the price of a $200 ticket. What many travelers don’t realize is that the actual “airfare” part of a ticket to London runs a mere hundred bucks each way, but mandatory taxes, fees and other extra charges inflate the price of the ticket by double or triple the base rate.
If you are determined to tour Europe, but insist on doing so by traveling on a nonstop flight, consider heading to Dublin, Ireland or Madrid, Spain. During the fall, snagging a phenomenal deal to these popular destinations is much easier than in the summer or during the winter holiday period. For example, you can fly nonstop from New York to Dublin for less than $500 at the end of September. What’s more, if you wait until the end of October to travel nonstop to Barcelona, you can save nearly $400 rather than flying out before Labor Day.
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