Posts Tagged ‘airport hotels’

Remember the last time you stayed in a hotel and found the complimentary breakfast a bit disappointing?

Better than toast alone?

What was it?  A slice of toast with a small packet of jam in your least favourite flavour?  Or was it a day-old apple danish you had to struggle to chew and swallow?  A child-size packet of cold cereal maybe?  I suppose your day could only go ‘up’ from there…

How does this sound, though?  Imagine tucking in to a FREE hot breakfast that includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, warm pastries and fresh, hot coffee (including cappuccino and espresso)!

No, you’re not dreaming.  All this can be yours when you book a hotel stay at one of the locations currently on offer from gosimply.com, like the Holiday Inn Express Birmingham or the Stansted Airport Express by Holiday Inn.

And remember, no matter which Holiday Inn Express you choose, breakfast is included in the price of your room, leaving you with a full stomach and slightly fuller pockets to boot.

It was announced this week that Thomas Cook, the second-largest leisure travel group in the UK, has acquired 100% of Think W3 Limited, owners of Essential Travel.

Essential Travel has been acquired by Thomas Cook

The move to acquire Essential Travel is in line with Thomas Cook’s strategy to become a leading travel-related services provider by expanding their online presence in this sector.

The purchase price was not revealed, but Essential Travel is one of the leading suppliers of travel-related products in the UK, with gross assets of £2.5 million reported for the financial year that ended 31 March 2009.

Manny Fontenla-Novoa said, “We continue to believe a strong position in the direct travel insurance market is strategically important.  Furthermore, we expect that together with the experienced directors of Essential Travel, we can build upon our respective strengths to enhance Thomas Cook’s position in both travel insurance and other travel services such as airport parking and airport hotels.”

The acquisition is subject to FSA approval, which is expected to complete shortly.

gosimply.com crop circle spotted in rural field…extraterrestial phenomenon or elaborate hoax?

The increasingly ubiquitous “gosimply face” now seems to have been picked up by alien visitors in their attempts to communicate with Earthlings through designs created in unsuspecting farmers’ fields.  While some people are quick to dismiss these giant works of art as nothing more than man-made hoaxes, many believe that UFOs and their otherworldly crews are behind the phenomena.

gosimply.com customer discovers crop circle whilst walking

At present, none of these ET’s have phoned authorities (at home or otherwise) to explain the reasons behind this sudden outbreak of gosimply crop circles.  The Travel Product Authorities here at gosimply HQ, however, have every reason to believe that even life forms from other galaxies have discovered the benefits of using gosimply.com – whether parking their spaceship at the airport, snoozing in an airport hotel, or trying to blend in with us human folk by hiring a car.

In an amazing instance of coincidence, Google is spelling out their logo using the phenomenon of crop circles on the same day that gosimply crop circles have been spotted throughout the UK.We’ve always said that smart people gosimply, and now it appears that even beings of extraterrestrial intelligence do the same.

gosimply.com has today unveiled the face behind its recent “Guess Who?” contest. Visitors that correctly identified the dragon behind the smiley logo were treated to some exclusive travel discounts, including 15% off travel insurance, 10% off airport parking, hotels and lounges and 5% off car hire.

James Caan with gosimply.com's, James Burrows and Tim Hagger

Now that the contest has closed, we are pleased to announce the hidden face belongs to James Caan of the popular BBC2 programme Dragon’s Den!

Just as Mr. Caan invests in people who demonstrate the potential for success, we at gosimply.com take pride in offering our customers the simplest means of  booking their travel extras to ensure their holiday’s success.

Company directors James Burrows and Tim Hagger, had the pleasure of meeting with James Caan recently – although according to some  gosimply.com  customers,  they could have equally been face to face with Alan Sugar, Duncan Bannatyne or even Simon Cowell! Perhaps they were more crouching tiger, than hidden dragon…

Congratulations to all of our winners, commiserations to the unsuccessful participants, and a big thank you to “Dragon” James Caan for the use of his picture.

Keep your eyes open for bigger and better competitions from us here at gosimply in the future, and have fun being one of the smart people who gosimply.

There’s now another excellent reason for smart people to gosimply when they have an early morning flight from Birmingham Airport.

The Ramada Encore NEC Hotel offers stylish-but-simple, contemporary accommodation for both business trippers and holiday makers, and the amenities are hard to beat.  Along with the standard features like tea and coffee making facilities, each room offers:  an LCD television with 16 channels, a power shower, free high-speed Internet access, radio, work station, direct-dial telephone, blackout blinds and a hairdryer.  If guests get hungry, the hotel’s Hub Restaurant serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner from their Bistro-style menu.  The Ramada Encore also prides itself on being “female-friendly”, and can make special arrangements for female guests who might be travelling on their own.   All that, plus the hotel is just a short walk away from the airport!

If this one doesn’t strike your fancy we’ve got 12 other Birmingham Airport hotels to choose from, each with their own reasons to recommend them.

gosimply HQ is abuzz with the news that the BBC’s Working Lunch programme has recommended us for finding the best deals on airport parking.

In the recently-aired segment, presenter Ben Shore says that if you’re looking to save money (and let’s face it, who isn’t?) then your best bet is to pre-book your airport parking on gosimply.com.

Hey, we know there are other so-called “comparison sites” out there (and believe us, we’ve tried them all), but we’re confident there are none easier to use, with more useful information, than gosimply.

So next time you need airport parking, an airport hotel or lounge, worldwide car hire or even a great price on travel insurance, you’ll find no better place online to sort all your travel extras than right here, where you can join the thousands of other smart people who gosimply.

Here at gosimply, we’re always flattered when someone takes notice of how fantastic our site is compared to others that are around.

The latest kudos to come our way are from the Mail Online in their Crafty Traveller feature.  The Crafty Traveller presents articles designed to help readers get the most out of their holidays, and save some money at the same time.  Earlier this week gosimply.com was identified as a favourite airport parking comparison website, thanks to our maps that pinpoint car park locations, user reviews to help you decide and our no-nonsense summaries of credit card and cancellation charges imposed by the various car park providers.

So the next time you’re looking for the best deals on airport parking (or even airport hotels), make sure you’re a Crafty Traveller too and pay us a visit first to make sure you’re getting a great price for a secure, reliable service.