<\/span><\/h2>\nWhere do you start when you are planning a trip to London from the United States?<\/p>\n
I really didn’t know.<\/p>\n
I couldn’t even start with my usual search, which always includes looking up flights on Southwest Airlines.<\/p>\n
That wasn’t a possibility this time because their flights include the majority of the lower 48 states along with other areas now (Mexico, Bahamas, Jamaica, etc.) but not London.<\/p>\n
Therefore, I began my search by looking up flights online through United Airlines and American Airlines, just to get an idea of pricing.<\/p>\n
We were somewhat flexible with our dates, and we knew we wanted to fly into Heathrow Airport.<\/p>\n
From there, we weren’t sure where to stay, how to get there, and where to go.<\/p>\n
It was important for us, being green travelers, to find public transportation as well.<\/p>\n
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We wanted to see the major tourist destinations in London, the ones my son studied about in school.<\/p>\n
But what else was there?<\/p>\n
How far away were these sites from each other?<\/p>\n
Where would we stay?<\/p>\n
I looked at several sites online and quickly became overwhelmed with all of the information.<\/p>\n
My online searches lead me to a lot of sites that were informative, but they weren’t always “expert sites.”<\/p>\n
Many of them were people posting questions with others answering them.<\/p>\n
Depending on what I am looking up, I often find these useful and discover a lot of “insider information” on places and topics.<\/p>\n
However, when I was planning a trip to London, I became very stressed and overwhelmed with all of the opinions and information.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t fun, and part of the fun of vacation should be the planning and looking forward to it, not just being there.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Luckily, I found London Travel<\/span><\/h2>\nIt turns out that there are websites dedicated to London travel arrangements.<\/p>\n
I wasn’t able to book my flights on there, but I didn’t need help with that.<\/p>\n
London Travel websites strength is in arranging places to stay as well as offering a wealth of expert information about where to go in London, how to get there, etc.<\/p>\n
They have specific articles dedicated to topics such as, “How do I get into London from Heathrow Airport?” which included specific information to reach Central London by tube, by rail, by bus, and by taxi.<\/p>\n
It included easy-to-follow, detailed information, including the actual fares for each, specific bus lines, names, and the fastest way to get to your destination.<\/p>\n
This helpful information was available for all of the airports: Gatwick Airport, Stansted Airport, Luton Airport, and London City Airport.<\/p>\n
It was extremely detailed yet very simple and easy-to-follow.<\/p>\n
We would have the information ahead of time and feel confident in our choice before even arriving to the airport.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Information about planning a trip to London<\/span><\/h2>\nWebsites includes timely information.<\/p>\n
There was a recent post that the bus system no longer allowed the use of cash to pay for bus fares along with the options they now require as payment.<\/p>\n
There was “family-friendly” information; help if you were traveling with a group; suggestions on places to visit; and detailed information about lodging all around London.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Easy to find a hotel in London<\/span><\/h2>\nWhat I found most amazing was their search options for researching lodging in the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
I was able to search for London as well as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, and many more places.<\/p>\n
It was very easy and convenient.<\/p>\n
Remarkably, they offered the ability to search by the landmark or site we wanted to visit as well.<\/p>\n
We were able to find lodging easily in London.<\/p>\n
This was really making planning a trip to London fun and simple.<\/p>\n
Whether you are going there for business, school, or for a vacation, is easy to navigate and offers discounted pricing for hotels, bed & breakfasts, studios\/apartments, hostels, and more.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Search lodging based on specific criteria<\/span><\/h2>\nNot only that, but once I picked a location, there was an optional “hotel type” section which enables one to select specific criteria.<\/p>\n
You could search “All,” or easily do an advanced search for a budget hotel, one with 1-2 stars or 3-4 stars, a bed and breakfast, a hostel, and more.<\/p>\n
There were selections which included cots\/cribs, elevator, internet access, free breakfast, cooked breakfast, parking, and free parking, and even more.<\/p>\n
If you didn’t do the advanced search, it would pull up all of the available lodging for the location you highlighted.<\/p>\n
This was so much easier than my past experiences with other travel websites.<\/p>\n
The reason is that this entire website is specific to planning a trip to London and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
On these websites are the experts when planning a trip to London.<\/p>\n
Map of Europe – planning a trip to London<\/p>\n