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Spring Break Trip to London!

Salem State’s Geography Club welcomes students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni as well as their friends and companions to join a Spring Break trip to London. 

March 12 – 19, 2010
March 13 – 20, 2010
$1229 for payment by credit card
$1199 discount rate for payment by cash or check

A $200 DEPOSIT IS DUE UPON RECEIPT OF FLYER.
THE BALANCE IS DUE DECEMBER 27, 2009.

Join your fellow travelers from the Salem State College community on our fabulous 8-day/6-night 2010 Spring Break Tour to London, England! Enjoy regularly scheduled non-stop Virgin Atlantic flights from Boston’s Logan International Airport to London and return, and 6-nights first-class hotel accommodations at the Royal National Hotel (or similar) in the heart of London, based on twin occupancy with substantial continental breakfast each morning. Website: http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/

We will also enjoy an orientation half-day city sightseeing London tour on the morning of our arrival. The tour is hosted by faculty and staff from the college, and each participant will receive a complimentary flight bag and comprehensive set of final tour documents, including details on touring in and around London.

OUR 8-DAY/6-NIGHT LONDON CITY TOUR INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Special meet-and-greet service and assistance at Logan International Airport the evening of our departure by a Durgan Travel
  Service Representative.
• Round trip regularly scheduled non-stop Virgin Atlantic flights from Boston-to-London with full meal and beverage service en
  route, including complimentary stereo headsets, on our transatlantic flight.
• Airport transfers to and from our hotel.
• Half-day orientation city sightseeing tour of London on our arrival day.
• 6-nights first-class accommodations at the Royal National Hotel (or similar), based on twin occupancy. Triples are available at
  the twin rate. The Single Supplement is an additional $320 per single. ONLY 4 singles per tour.
• Substantial continental breakfast each morning.
• All room and meal taxes, and gratuities to bellmen.
• The tour is hosted by faculty and staff from Salem State College.
• Complimentary Durgan Travel Service flight bag (one per person) and complete packet of documentation.
  

CONTACT:

DR. STEVE MATCHAK
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
SALEM STATE COLLEGE
SALEM, MA 01970
978.542.6225
smatchak@salemstate.edu

There are two sets of flights. One group will leave on March 12 and return on March 19, and a second group will fly out on March 13 and return on March 20. Both trips are identical. Only the dates are different. The reason for the two trips is that usually there are usually too many travelers for a single flight. The price of the trip, $1,199, includes air fare, three-star hotel, breakfast, airport transfers, and all taxes & landing fees. Travelers are responsible to get and from Logan International Airport. Participants are free to explore London on their own.  Alternatively, travelers are more than welcome to spend time with the group leaders. 

London is a global city with far more than a week’s sightseeing. There are world class museums such as the British Museum, the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert. London is famous for its theater, which has a number of productions running simultaneously. Of course, London is noted for its food and beer. Travelers are encouraged to take day trips to nearby cities and tourist destinations. These include Oxford, Bath, Stonehenge, Brighton, Canterbury, and Cambridge among others. England has an efficient train and bus system that makes day trips convenient.

Please sign up as soon as possible. When registering for the trip, remember to indicate the dates of your flight, your roommate, and a deposit of $200.