Thanks for your (usual) prompt reply Arthur!Originally Posted by Arthur Little
Great news, Alan ...
... on the subject of "deals", did you manage to get a good one?
The flights were booked online direct with KLM, so Manchester-Amsterdam-Manila 4 May, return 25 May, £528.50. I paid with debit card, avoiding credit card surcharge. That was the cheapest on offer (for any time of year) - Crystal Travel quoted £578.10 and others were more for the same flights. Times are reasonable (9.35 am from Manchester; arrive Amsterdam midday, 2.10 pm from Amsterdam, arrive Manila 8.45 am next day. Return flights are 10.45 am from Manila, arrive Amsterdam 6.35 pm, 8.55 pm from Amsterdam, arrive Manchester 9.15 pm ... local times, hopefully without delays).
For me I need to get the train and stop overnight with breakfast (!) at Travelodge (return train fare £17.80 with senior railcard (!) and 2 nights at Travelodge £57). Total so far around £600.
Accommodation and an itinerary have still to be arranged - the main priority was to make those bookings with 6 weeks to spare.
