CHRISTMAS MARKET WEEKEND IN ARRAS, FRANCE

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FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER to SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2007
Here is a chance to spend a weekend in Arras, Northern France and do some Christmas shopping at the Chriistmas Market in the Town Square, which is easily reached on foot from the hotel. You can also do some sightseeing or get a guided tour of the 'boves', which are the tunnels under the town, excavated and lived in by the soldiers in WW1.
Cost is £210 per person, based on 2 people in a car and sharing a double/twin room, includes Channel crossing via Eurotunnel, 2 nights Bed & Breakfast and a Four Course Dinner on Saturday evening.
Call Pearl or Phil on 01797 344121 for an Itinerary or further information.
This event has been organised in conjunction with Travel Destinations who will take bookings and payments. Deposit of £50 per person required with bookings. Please call them on 01707 329988 to book.

 

[TISPKJ]

Nice idea, and I am sure a fun weekend, but where on earth do they make these prices up ?

Without looking it up I recon on about £80 eurotunnel, £100 (2 x 50) for hotel, and £60 for a good meal with wine.

That makes a total of £240 ish so what do you get for your £420 ?

 

[Gary Bullen]

ORIGINAL: TISPKJ

Nice idea, and I am sure a fun weekend, but where on earth do they make these prices up ?

Without looking it up I recon on about £80 eurotunnel, £100 (2 x 50) for hotel, and £60 for a good meal with wine.

That makes a total of £240 ish so what do you get for your £420 ?

I agree.

For £1065/person we've just done 10 day Alpine Tour with driving-adventures.co.uk and that included Eurotunnel, Garmin Sat-Navs on loan and pre-programmed, loan of professional quality walkie-talkies (1 per car), road map and full instructions, 5 star hotel Bellvue in Gstaad, 5 star Hotel Kempinski in St. Moritz (2 nights), Hotel in Turin (the old Fiat Factory), Chateau just outside Dijon, quirky hotel on lake Brienz (2 nights) and 5 star hotel at Baden-Baden. So it needs to be pretty good at the price suggested.