Soldiers rehearse for Queens Jubilee

Hello out there!!! If you want to go some place seriously fun where everyone is partying like its 1989—–grab some cheap tickets to London ASAP!!!

Wow, talk about rebirth. Not only are the Olympics coming, this weekend the entire nation, and most probably the world, will be celebrating the Queen’s 60 years on the throne. Did you know she was informed of her father’s passing while on Royal Business in Kenya at the age of 27?

serious business

She has an 84% approval rating in the UK compared with Charles’s 48% and Camilla’s 32%.  They don’t make them like this anymore. She is the last of her kind and this week the city is going all out. Hop on a cheap flight to London and be a part of history. Bring your umbrellas, too, because the weather is going with tradition and raining, but no matter, the Queen can withstand everything. I’m pretty sure she could have put Saddam Hussein out of business over high tea.

Here’s a sample of just some of what you can expect if you book your flights to London for next week:

Epsom Derby

The Queen will be at the Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

river pagent

There will be boats heading down the Thames on the river pageant through the capital on Sunday.

Jubilee concert buckingham palace

On Monday, Buckingham Place will host an evening concert with stars from at least five of the Queen’s six decades on the throne. Now this will be a blast, a perfect thing to bring your family to see. We’ve got great deals on cheap tickets to London, look and see for yourself!

But what about the hotels, you think to yourself. Surely there will be no good deals on rooms now with the jubilee and the Olympics.  I beg to differ. Take a peek, it’s reason enough to book your flights to London now.

Yes, London hotels are claiming the highest occupancy rates in years (read: hiked-up prices), but people who fly to london often know all about the private houses available to rent across the city. The mushrooming industry pays homage to the success of American Web sites like airbnb.com and onefinestay.com by providing all the advantages of staying in someone’s house without having to deal with the owners themselves. But for those of you who really want to do it right enter Hester Grey, daughter of the late Rose Gray, the River Café chef.

hester gray

The architect turned-entrepreneur founded Hester Gray London earlier this year after deciding to rent out her own Notting Hill house to finance a Christmas break. “Coming from an architectural background, I started off by focusing on architect-designed houses and flats,” Gray says, “but that’s not all I do.” Her 30-strong collection now ranges from elegant mansions in Knightsbridge to Shoreditch. But the houses are not shown online, guests are sent a Web site password, which means Gray can offer residences that have never before been available.

typical flat

Another reason to go Gray on your next flights to London is her attention to detail. “I provide a very hands-on service and like to get to know potential guests’ needs so I can find exactly the right property for their stay, whether it be for a family holiday or a business trip where they need to entertain.” Need an intimate dinner, she can send in a chef. How about a baby sitters? She’s got her Little Gray Book — a compendium compiled with the home owner and filled with local recommendations; say, a cafe on Portobello Road that’s impossible to get into.

portobello

The good news is that when you book your flights to London, there are so many other options than the traditional route. Don’t let the high prices of hotels stop you from seeing the Olympics this summer, check out some of these options and get your butt on one of our many cheap flights to London.