Thinking about our next trip I was looking at the Eurostar booking Web site, and it seems to me that there has been a price increase particularly on the Leisure seats (old first class). By choosing the right time of day and day of the week I have the past got a seat for £59, the best I could do was £99.50 (one way).
Anyone seen any official announcement or have I just been lucky previous times?
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Those fares are still available. Recently (Im not sure when) Eurostar changed the maximum naumbers of days ahead you can book - at one time it was 60. Now it is 120 days. This means the cheap fares disappear earlier. If youre going on the 7th sept and returning on the 14th sept you can still do the return for £59
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A couple of days ago I was visiting some friends who have rented a flat in Paris in August with their two young daughters, and they asked if I%26#39;d like to join them for a few days. As I didn%26#39;t want to impose on them in their fairly small apartment I searched the web for nearby hotels and, of course, Eurostar prices. As my stay coincides with the UK August Bank Holiday this was a difficult task. However, I found that one or two of the tour operators still had deals which meant I could get the whole package for less than I had anticipated. I booked with Cresta, and am staying at the du Marais Hotel from 23-26 (Thursday to Sunday), which worked out much cheaper than travelling on Friday and Monday, so a little flexibility can save you a lot. Travelling at the times I wanted (the 13.07 going as I have to get from Ipswich, and a mid-day train coming back), the whole lot is costing £237, and that%26#39;s with the single room supplement. If I%26#39;d booked separately the Eurostar prices alone would have not been much less than that. I think some of the major tour operators have allocations of seats on Eurostar, or at any rate some sort of special arrangement that allows them to charge reasonable rates even for relatively late bookers. Whatever the reason, I thought it a fairly good deal.
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Sorry everyone, I%26#39;ve just realised how old the original post was, as I came to the site from the wrong direction! Still, I think my observation may still be of interest.
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Wansteader - don%26#39;t worry about the response to an old post, your point is valid. I have notice this of late, in the early days of the Internet it was cheaper to do your own Eurostar and hotel, but the likes of Cresta have got their act together.
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