Family Trip to London

London is a great place for travel, history simply coming to life when you're walking down its streets. The city has been through so much and is now the capital of the world's greatest empire. It offers a wide range of attractions and historic/ cultural opportunities for family vacations. A family trip here would benefit everybody with the experience and education that we would treasure for the rest of our lives.

To start off the trip, the total is $6488.00 which includes the round flight, lodging, transportation, and spending money. The flight will be on US Airways with each person costing $1055.00. Both the departure and return flights have one stop before returning their destinations with a layover of at least an hour ("Cheap Fare Guru"). Once in London, the currency of $1.67 is equivalent to that of a single British Pound. For lodging, we will be staying at the Mowbray Court Hotel on 28/32 Penywern Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London. The cost is £119.17 which is equal to $1,175 ("Booking"). The best way to get around London is on foot since most of the main attractions are within walking distance of the hotel. Other ways of transportation include riding the subway or bus, or hailing a cab. The fastest though would be catching a ride on the Tube. To get on the tube would require getting an oyster card ("Getting Around"). Children under 11 are able to travel free on buses and trams at any time while child 11-15 have to pay child fares, but are able to get an 11-15 oyster photo card to travel for free. Adults pay the adult fee and can get a 16+ oyster photo card to travel at half the price. The total for 4 child zones 1-3 cards and 2 adult zones 1-3 cards is £73.60 which is $123.10 at the City Information Centre ("Travel C...

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