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Site of the Week: SubwayNavigator.com
2008-01-16 17:29:00
It’s hard to describe the sheer DIY-joy that comes with understanding a new city’s subway or metro system. In some cases - take Budapest, for example - cracking the subway code might be a fun exercise rather than an economic or geographic imperative. You hop on, hop off, and buy a ticket (if you’re a good, honest Cheapo). Though, be warned: When last in town, we didn’t see the automated kiosk’s “English language” option. So, after spending close to 30-minutes testing our Hungarian, we bought the wrong tickets! And, yes, we got busted. On the other hand - London anyone? - getting a grip on public transportation is a crucial step to enjoying a pricey, expansive city without having to dig into the money belt and pony up the pounds. In these situations, showing off your fluency in subway-speak, whether it be Tube, Metro, Underground or other, is a requirement and can admittedly be a bit of a time consuming and anxiety-inducing task. Don&...
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New York: Three free ways to get “on the air”
2008-01-15 18:32:00
New York calls itself the “media capital of the world” for good reason: countless newspapers, magazines, television networks, film projects, and media companies are based in the Big Apple. Dozens of popular American television shows are taped in the city, and several are broadcast live–often with the city’s pedestrians passing by in the background. Here are three of our favorite ways to be part of a TV show, times to show up, and ways to get on camera.  The best part? Most of it is free for the taking. 1) The Late Show with David Letterman Where: Ed Sullivan Theater (1697 Broadway, at 53rd Street) When: Weekdays Home to the “Ed Sullivan Show” from 1948-1971, the theater now hosts David Letterman’s popular late night talk show, broadcast on CBS at 11:30 PM. Tickets in person: Tickets are free and may be requested by visiting the theater and submitting a written request for shows up to one month in advance. Audience members will ...
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Paris: Five cheap ways to stay fit
2008-01-14 18:22:00
Visiting Paris as a tourist usually means long days of hiking across town, climbing steps, and carrying a backpack. With so much physical activity, you can just forget about the need to hit the gym, right?  Well, for us it also means days that begin with a butter croissant (268 calories) and end with a creme caramel (759 calories). In between the two — well, let’s not go there. After about a week, no matter how much you’re walking, one can start feeling the pastries. What’s a Cheap o to do? We’ve tried a number of strategies, but they usually amount to very little (read: Semi-distracted push-ups on the hotel room floor while watching CNN International). There must be a better way to stay in shape, raise your pulse, and sweat off some of those delicious sauces. Here are five cheapo ways to stay in shape in Paris: 1) Run It sounds obvious, but if you’re a runner, pack your running shoes when you’re visiting Paris. If your hotel is located...
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Backpacker Tip: Consider a “Busabout” adventure
2008-01-11 18:57:00
If you’re the kind of Cheapo who prefers a rollicking “hostel environment” to a quiet mom-and-pop hotel, you should consider a Busabout bus tour of Europe, if you’re traveling during the summer months. What is it? Busabout operates a “hop on hop off” bus line that shuttles young and indie travelers along “loops” of major European cities. You purchase a loop pass (for $639) and are bused about from one city to the next — usually about 12 cities per loop. You can get off at any of these cities and stay as long as you like, and then hop on the next bus that drives through town. (A bus passes through all 30 cities every other day from May 4 through October 30.) You can book each of these stops in advance through their website to ensure that you’ll have a seat on the bus. For example: The “Western Loop” takes you along the following path: Paris - Bern - Nice - Avignon - Barcelona - Valencia - Madrid - San...
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Amsterdam: The Best Budget Theme Hotels
2008-01-10 17:09:00
Maybe it’s Van Gogh’s trippy sunflowers or that wacky, tacky Red Light District. But there’s something about Amsterdam ’s love of the unusual that pops up in its hotel offerings. We’ve weeded out the ho-hum hotel experiences to bring you a few of our favorite joints (so many puns, so little space!): Hotel de Filosoof What: Three-star hotel near the Vondelpark Doubles: From € 80 Theme : Enlightenment Each room here is dedicated to a philosopher. You could stay in “Clouds” and pay homage to Aristophanes and Socrates, drifting to sleep in a bed with a blue, velveteen comforter. Or, opt for Confucius, which lifts up the ideals of Taoism and showcases an array of strong, ancient-looking (intentionally) purple décor. Neitche’s room just plain scared us. (Not surprising, considering the whole “God is dead” thing. Sweet dreams!) Thankfully, the hotel has 38 rooms to choose from, a spacious outdoor garden, and an art galle...
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Site of the Week: SleepingInAirports.net
2008-01-09 17:04:00
Most Cheapos we know have at some point faced a budget travel rite of passage: sleeping in an airport. This is commonly due to a canceled flight or a super-early flight, although the occasional ”super-Cheapo” chooses a night at the airport over a hotel on the last night to save some cash before returning home (completely respectable!). While airport overnights can begin rather interestingly (Who knew there was so much activity at the Relay newsstand at 1:35 am? Where’s my journal?), usually sometime around the second americano, fourth Guiness, or third attempt at reading that old Corriere della Sera it becomes necessary to find a place to curl up for some real shut-eye. This is when SleepingInAirports.net comes in handy. About The Site SleepingInAirports provides listings of the best and worst airports for sleeping overnight world-wide. Site members post reviews of airports and upload photos of their own nocturnal experience (such as the image above of Londo...
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Paris: Let the sales begin!
2008-01-08 19:29:00
We were psyched to get a reminder from Gridskipper that the Paris ian city-wide “soldes” sales event will be in effect January 9-20. A government regulated program, Paris slashes prices (anywhere from 30-50 percent off) on clothing and the like twice a year, once in January (”soldes d’hiver”) and again during the summer months (”soldes d’été”). From big retailers like Galeries Lafayette to smaller boutique chains like Agatha, you can expect to get your mitts on some haute stuff for cooler prices. But, for cheapos out there, here’s the best news of all: Because the annual retail sales are such a big tourism draw, the Chamber of Commerce along with the Tourist Office of Paris and a few other government orgs join forces each year to present, “Soldes By Paris,” an event involving some 1,500 retailers, 500 hotels and restaurants and a whole lot more. For about two weeks, participating hotels drop their rates, while restaurants and museums offer spe...
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Rome: A list of free tourist sights
2008-01-07 17:19:00
Alas, with Roman hotel rates higher than ever and the dollar at depressing lows against the euro, it can be difficult to find any budgetary relief for tourists in Italy’s capital city. Or is it? This morning we were doing a little research on the value of “all-in-one” tourist passes in Rome , when we realized that quite a few sights in Rome are actually free to visit… or at least free to gaze at from outside. After all, most of them are located outside and are just part of the Eternal City’s street scene. Some of our favorite Roman freebies: Roman Forum - The big daddy of Roman ancient sights is a ticket-less must-visit. There’s a big gate around the site to keep out nighttime prowlers, but it’s open and free during the day. You can even score a free tour (usually with the dramatic final speech by Julius Caesar thrown in for good measure) by just hanging around, although you’ll be expected to throw in a couple euros as a tip at the ...
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The Cheapest Cup of Coffee in London
2008-01-04 18:04:00
While walking to the office this morning, coffee splashing out of our coffee cup sip-top, we started wondering: If we were in London right now, where would we grab a morning cup of joe and how much would it cost? When last we pounded the pavement researching hotels in London for our guide, we remembered fondly finding respite (and caffeine) in the UK coffee chains (Caffe Nero, Costa Coffee , Coffee Republic, Pret a Manger) and, yes, also in the American chains (Starbucks and McDonald’s). Setting aside the question of the “best cup of coffee in London,” (another post entirely), where can you find the cheapest cup? Researching this online was a no-go. Every chain has its own website, of course, but you won’t find any prices listed. This is probably due to fluctuations in pricing throughout the UK — and to prevent pesky investigators from blogging about it. So we went about our research the old fashioned way… we called ‘em on the phone. (Thank...
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France budget tip: Cheapo rates on the TGV
2008-01-03 18:17:00
We’re big fans of the French TGV rail system. These sleek trains zip throughout the country, transporting passengers comfortably at speeds up to 200 mph. The trains are such a success that short flights between most cities in Franc e  don’t make sense — the TGV is faster, and much less of a hassle. Tickets, however, can be kind of expensive — if you simply show up at the train station and purchase one on the spot for that day. But happily, they can also be a complete steal, and cheaper, in fact, than low-cost flights! For instance, consider these TGV rates, taken from the website of the SNCF, the French National Railway: For travel today: A 2nd Class refundable ticket booked today (on their site) for travel today (January 3, 2008) from Paris to Marseille costs €96. For travel tomorrow: Most of the fares remain the same for travel tomorrow, at €96. However, the TGV offers cheaper Internet-only discount rates on its iDTGV lines (TGV trains outfitted w...
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The Worst European Airports
2008-01-02 19:14:00
Which European airport guarantees the worst experience? Which has the longest security lines, the craziest gate transfers, or the most disorganized baggage claim?  We chuckled our way through Elisabeth Rosenthal’s piece in last Friday’s International Herald Tribune in which she gives results of her own unscientific poll. The results: 1) London Heathrow “Hands down the worst” cited by “100 percent of respondents.” An airport so massive that passengers are forced to sprint between gates, and hampered by an inconvenient one-bag carry-on limit through security. 2) Charles de Gaulle The Paris airport features “Gaulle-ing conditions,” look-alike terminals, and a confusing layout that makes you feel like you’re “in an Escher print.” 3) Rome Fiumicino and Frankfurt  Tied for “dishonorable mention,” one featuring “dirty conditions” and the other offering a miles-long “rainbow” subterr...
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France and Germany: Ashtrays removed from cafes and restaurants today
2008-01-02 14:51:00
Throughout France today, 2008 was ushered in with a countrywide smoking ban in restaurants, cafes, and discos that smokers have been anticipating for months. In early 2007, a similar law banned smoking in public spaces and work places, but this is the biggie — no more smoking at the table, over an espresso, or on the dance floor. Although the law was to go into effect at midnight December 31, officials decided not to enforce the law until Wednesday, as the removal of ashtrays at midnight on New Years Eve could disrupt the party. We can respect that. Reports in the Associated Press and AFP indicate that smokers in Paris today have mostly been following the law,  stepping outside cafes to have a quick smoke. Meanwhile, in Germany , eight states, including Berlin, also have non-smoking laws going into effect, banning smoking in public places. The measure, however, seems more flexible – as fines won’t be imposed for the time being (until the public “gets use...
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Thanks, Alex!
2007-12-30 06:36:00
A note from Tom Meyers, Editor of EuroCheapo: Thanks so much to Alex for the great job he did throughout 2007 on the EuroCheapo blog. From finding cool correspondents Europe-wide to editing over a dozen posts a day (not to mention introducing the office to the peppy melodies of Flemish singing sensation K3), Alex has been splendid. The EuroCheapo blog will continue, although we will miss a certain tone (and expertise) that is all ART. Happily, we look forward to Cheapo collaborations with Alex in the upcoming months. In the meantime, Alex, best of luck, many thanks, and happy (budget-savvy) travels!

Adieu, Cheapos
2007-12-28 18:38:00
Forgive the temporary release of the standard editorial “we” in the following post. My final day as editor of the EuroCheapo Blog is today. I have loved editing (and writing for) this blog, scouring sources obscure and mainstream alike for budget-friendly travel tidbits. For those who have started reading the blog only recently, we have run an in-house endeavor with occasional guest posts since the summer; prior to that, the blog collected the musings and tips of a stable of amazing correspondents across Europe. I can say without a shred of hyperbole that editing their writing was one of the best professional experiences of my life. I will miss editing the blog, though knowing that it will continue to thrive and excite travel budgeteers of all persuasions makes leavetaking easier. I’ll continue to be a part of the wider EuroCheapo sphere, and hope to be posting occasionally. Please check out my unaffiliated, newish travel blog, Spendthrift Shoestring.
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hidden europe: From Cold Turkey to Father Frost
2007-12-28 17:59:00
Brits are of course now labouring under a diet of cold turkey. Christmas generates its own extraordinary traditions across Europe , which differ greatly from country to country. There is no such thing as a standard-issue European Christmas. The English certainly like their turkey on the Christmas table, but elsewhere across the continent firm Christmas favourites include baked carp, goose, spicy hams, and roast lamb. Christmas may have come and gone in western Europe, but we shouldn’t forget that as we move east across the continent, things change. The Orthodox Churches still organise their affairs according to the old Julian calendar, and Christmas is not celebrated in most of eastern Europe until early January. By the time Russians sit down to have their Christmas meal (on the evening of 6 January), most western and central European households have already taken down their Christmas decorations. The festive season brings its own cast of secular characters. So in Russia and ot...
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Siena: Citizens fight plans to expand airport
2007-12-24 20:36:00
One of the great things about visiting Siena , Italy, that quiet, sun-kissed Tuscan town, is that you have to work for it. You may arrive by car or by train, but you’ll still have a walk ahead of you, as the main train station is located outside the walled city, as are the parking spaces for tourists. By the time you reach the old city, you’re rewarded with the sense that you’ve entered an out-of-the-way locale. It’s narrow medieval streets, churches, and squares await.   We don’t mean to suggest that Siena is some undiscovered jewel. After all, more than one million tourists visit each year. But there are plans afoot to expand a nearby airport, once used for military purposes and recently converted for civilian use. We enjoyed yesterday’s piece in the New York Times about the locals who are fighting the proposed expansion of the airport, which could open it (and thus the entire area) to low-cost carriers, as well as major airlines. S...
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Borders a-fallin’: Europe’s East meets West
2007-12-21 19:40:00
Just as we’re putting up this post, a number of barriers are coming down across Europe. Today, the European Union removed multiple internal borders—like those previously dividing Germany and Poland, and Slovakia from Austria. In an effort to further promote border-free travel, most intra-European borders previously guarded by patrols and border stations have been abolished, effective this morning. With this new initiative, the free-travel area expands to 24 countries with the addition of Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. 400 million Europeans, with or without Smart Cars, can now drive all the way from Portugal in the west to Latvia in the east without showing a passport, visa, or other form of identification. Berlin’s Tagesspiegel newspaper responded to the amendment by announcing, “The Iron Curtain has finally fallen.” We think this is all fantastic news—especially during this season of tidings and j...
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Amsterdam: Red light district to get cleaned up
2007-12-20 18:04:00
Amsterdam’s notorious Red Light District , that central section of seedy sex shops and cinemas, is set to clean up its act. Job Cohen, the city’s Mayor, announced on Monday that Amsterdam will soon begin requiring all red-light merchants and services to go “legit.” Since the trade’s legalization in 2000, the area has continued to be plagued with pimps and petty crime, along with unregulated prostitution. The mayor’s new plan will enforce permits and inspections, and will require businesses to have official business telephone numbers and registered addresses. The Associated Press reports that the city hopes to lure in luxury hotels, fashionable boutiques, squeaky-clean restaurants and other crowd-pleasers to  the area. And what about the tourists who come to Amsterdam primarily to take in the city’s seedy side? According to councilman Lodewijk Asscher, “We know that the tourists that come here now, the rowdy Britons, aren’t alwa...
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Wed Digest: Surcharges, A’dam Shopping Hours, UK Xmas Top Tune
2007-12-19 17:09:00
Nothing like a midweek digest of recently noteworthy posts and stories. Right? 1. Christopher Elliott’s list of strange travel surcharges is both hilarious and on target. Though it refers more to a business traveler demographic than a Cheapo one, Elliott does touch on the European budget airline habit of imposing extreme and varied surcharges. 2. Trippist spreads the word about extended shopping hours in Amsterdam. Shops in central Amsterdam districts will be open until 10 p.m. on December 20, 21, and 23. 3. Which song will be the UK’s top-selling single the week of Christmas? The Brits take the Xmas Number One v. seriously. Caroline Briggs checks out the top contenders for the BBC.
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Angouleme, Arad, Constanta, Welcome!
2007-12-18 17:01:00
Today Ryanair announced 50 new routes around Europe for 2008; among these, there will be three entirely new destinations in the bunch: Angoulême in France and Arad and Constanţa in Romania. The expansion to Romania is welcome; frankly, we expected it to happen months ago. Arad is currently served by Romanian low-cost airline BlueAir, which flies to Stuttgart, Valencia, and Verona from the far western Romanian city. Constanţa, at the opposite end of Romania, in the country’s southeast on the Black Sea, is a big regional beach resort. Ryanair will be the first budget airline to serve it. The airline will also be the first budget airline to serve Angoulême, a department capital in southwestern France, thereby increasing Ryanair’s already notable presence in the southwestern quarter of the country. Ryanair will fly one route apiece to each of these new destinations: Arad-Orio al Serio (Milan), Angoulême-London Stansted, and Constanţa-Pisa.

Friday List: Franco-Irish Links, Mystery Photo, Bournemouth, Volareweb
2007-12-14 18:03:00
On our radar screens today: 1. Yesterday, Ryanair announced four new routes connecting Ireland and France. Connections between Dublin and Brest, Rodez, and Tours will kick off in April, and a seasonal Cork-Carcassonne link will fly from late May through early September. 2. Vardzia, Georgia is Gadling’s “Where on Earth?” spot. 3. Andy Martin blogs entertainingly on very English Bournemouth. 4. Over the last few months, Volareweb has added a bunch of destinations. Volareweb now flies to Helsinki, Lodz, and Rotterdam, among other destinations. We’d be more excited if Volareweb weren’t one of the least reliable low-cost carriers we’ve come across.
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Suggestion Box: Cheap Winter Duo
2007-12-13 18:16:00
We’re watching snow fall right now. That we’re thinking about winter should come as no surprise. So where might we escape to for an atmospheric yet affordable snowy getaway? Here are two ideas. 1. Košice, Slovakia. Connected to Dublin, London Luton, Prague, and Vienna by SkyEurope, Slovakia’s second biggest city sits in the east of the country. Like Bratislava, Košice boasts an atmospheric old town that becomes a breathlessly gorgeous winter fantasy under dust of snow. Hotel Recommendation: Hotel K2 at Štúrová 32 (tel. +421 55 625 59 48) is cheap and central. 2. Berlin, Germany. The best value western European capital (sorry, Lisbon) sports oodles of good air and train connections, more sights than you can shake a stick at, and a slate of decent hotels. Check out Die Fabrik, at Schlesische Strasse 18 in Kreuzberg, for a cheap bed in hip surroundings.
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Second VIVA World Cup
2007-12-13 00:03:00
Next year’s European Football Championships are scheduled for June 7-29. Switzerland and Austria are sharing hosting duties, with matches scheduled in Vienna, Klagenfurt, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Zurich, Basel, Bern, and Geneva. Overseen by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the Championship will have Austria and Switzerland mobbed with soccer-mad Europeans from every corner of the continent. A few weeks later, from July 7 through 13, the second VIVA World Cup , a competition run with far less fanfare, will take place in the Swedish city of Gällivare. Hosted by the Sápmi Football Association, the football club of the indigenous Arctic Sámi people, the VIVA World Cup allows teams representing nations and subnational groupings without membership in the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to compete against other subnational groupings. An umbrella organization called the Nouvelle Fédération-Board (or NF-Board) offers a form of legitimization. ...
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Tues Trio: Ryanair in Charleroi, NYT Surprises, Aer Lingus Fare Sale
2007-12-11 17:26:00
We slept in a good hour beyond our typical wake-up time. So it’s a sleepy Tuesday. This is just background information. Ignore at will, but know that our morning coffee is especially appreciated today. The following things have caught our attention over the last few days: 1. Ryanair has announced five new routes in and out of Brussels Charleroi (to Bergerac, Limoges, Perpignan, Porto, and Zaragoza.) No Ryanair expansion these days comes without a cancellation, though there’s only one casuality here: the London Stansted-Charleroi route. Has Eurostar felled Ryanair on the London-Brussels route? It would appear so. 2. On Sunday, the New York Times published travel articles on Kazakhstan and Greenland. If Kazakhstan represents the eastern edge of Europe (with just a piece of its territory west of the Urals) and Greenland represents its western edge (technically a part of the Americas, but tied culturally and politically to Europe), then the NYT pleased us to no end on Sunday...
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Easy(Jet) Gets Busy
2007-12-07 17:37:00
Today, Easy Jet announced six new routes, all of which will launch in March and April: Bristol-Biarritz, Bristol-Olbia, Bristol-Split, Edinburgh-Nice, Glasgow-Faro, and London Luton-Pisa. These six routes complement the dozen the airline will be kicking off over the next several months. Half of these (East Midlands-Barcelona, Bournemouth-Grenoble, Birmingham-Geneva, Bristol-Innsbruck, and London Gatwick-Innsbruck, and Birmingham-Grenoble) are kicking things off in December; other exciting new routes include London Gatwick-Thessaloniki (launching on January 30) and flights to Jersey from Liverpool and London Luton (launching at the close of March.) These route announcement, taken with the purchase of GB Airways in October, underscore a heightened sense of hubbub over at easyJet. A few weeks ago, easyJet Chief Executive Andy Harrison exhibited O’Leary-esque bravado in his assertion that easyJet will be outperforming Ryanair on profit within the next year. We’re still anxio...
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hidden europe: Changing Trains
2007-12-06 16:44:00
It is always worth pondering quite where is the best place to change trains. Many journeys across Europe offer multiple options. No sane Brit ever chooses to change trains at Birmingham New Street—a sort of subterranean Hades somewhere in the English Midlands—and few are ever really forced to do so. For many rail itineraries across England give a plethora of possible points for an hour’s leisure time, to enjoy a coffee and a bit of fresh air while waiting for the next train connection. This is the case in many other European countries as well. Surely no rational human being ever decided that Warsaw’s eastern station (Warszawa Wschodnia) was the ideal place to mull over the affairs of the world for an hour or two between trains. Generous-hearted souls we may be, but it is difficult to find a good word for Wschodnia – unless you want to catch the pulse of what life was like in much of eastern and central Europe two decades ago. Take a look at this architectural gem a...
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Wed Duo: UK to Sardinia Package; Nov Ryanair Stats
2007-12-05 18:09:00
Jet2holidays is currently marketing a £274 package (per person, based on four people sharing an apartment) departing from Leeds Bradford on May 31. The package includes a round-trip flight on Jet2 (from Leeds Bradford to Olbia), seven nights at the Residence Le Conchiglie in Budoni, transfers to and from the hotel, and taxes. The package gets more expensive later in the spring and summer—£274 for May 31 departure is the cheapest it gets. Meanwhile, and in a completely unrelated development, Ryanair released its November passenger stats today. Passenger numbers in November were up 23 percent over last November’s numbers, at 3.89 million over last November’s 3.16 million. Load factor lagged slightly, falling to 78 percent from 79 percent. Load factor designates the percentage of seats filled relative to the number of seats offered for sale.
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Austria: Cheap Castle Accommodations
2007-12-04 17:14:00
We recently came across a guide to Castle Hotels and Mansions in Austria and bordering countries published by Historic Hotels of Europe. Castle accommodations aren’t usually Cheap o territory, which is why we were overjoyed to find multiple listings for rooms under €100/night, as well as several castles with rooms for far, far less. The lakeside Seeschlössl Velden in Velden (Carinthia) has rooms that begin at €65, including breakfast. Herberge an der Nikolauszeche in Purbach (Burgenland) sports single rooms that begin at €66, including breakfast. We found another great value at Strasserwirt Herrenansitz zu Tirol in Strassen (East Tyrol), where room rates begin at €48 per night for three-night stays. The conventional wisdom is that this sort of lavish accommodation is well beyond Cheapo budgets. We’re happy to discover plenty of evidence to the contrary.
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Latest free bike program: Turin, Italy
2007-12-03 16:21:00
Turin, Italy is the latest city to hop on the free/cheap bike-sharing phenomenon sweeping Europe, according to Budget Travel’s “This Just In” blog. Turin is reportedly ready to place 1,300 free bikes on city streets, docking them in 390 stations, in early 2008. Now that’s a great way for Turin’ the town! As our blog readers know, we’re big fans of the programs and have been monitoring their popularity, especially in Paris, where the Vélib program has been a hit with residents and tourists alike.
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Hurry, Hurry: One-Day Ryanair Sale
2007-11-29 18:34:00
Today only, Ryanair is offering a serious fare sale. 150,000 fares on flights during the last three weeks of January are going for €1/£1 apiece. There are restrictions, of course. This fare is only available between mid-day Monday and mid-day Thursday, and not on all routes. The promotion ends at midnight, so there isn’t time to check fares and availability to see how many cheap fares actually turn up. We’re going to trust that the fares are there and encourage readers to try to find them. A partial list of covered routes can be found here (in PDF format.)
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