New Speedbird Holidays

The new Speedbird holiday pro gramme just launched by British Airways for the period November 1, 1974 to March 31, 1975, gives a choice of add-on package holidays in Britain, Europe and North America at very competitive rates.

“London for You”, for example, includes 13 nights’ hotel accommoda tion with English breakfast, tickets for six popular shows, an Avis self-drive car free of rental for three days, sightseeing, entertainment, a London Countdown card giving discounts at many shops, stores and restaurants and a number of other advantages for only SA9O.

An innovation in one of the holi days in Britain is one week in London plus a second week of unlimited travel throughout England, Wales and Scot land by express coach services. Ac commodation and continental break fast are included in the first week but not in the second as travellers can choose to stay wherever they wish.

A package which includes accom modation, two tickets to London theatres, the use of an Avis car for one day and a 10 per cent cash discount card to many restaurants, stores etc, is available for only 5A72.00. If an eight-day British Rail pass is taken instead of the coach, the cost is SAB7.

“Europe for You” offers eisht, 12 or 15-day coach tours of Europe starting at the low price of SAII3 for

an itinerary which includes five I capitals. All coach travel is during 1 daytime.

America, too, is included in the programme. You plan as you go along and select accommodation at any of the 500 Holiday Inns throughout ’

North America. For two persons sharing a room the cost is SAB each per day, or with self-drive car including unlimited mileage, SAI4 a day each. There are bonus features i for every four nights booked-such as a sightseeing trip, admission tickets to well-known places of interest and so on.

The executive going overseas is catered for by “Exec-U-Pak” which allows for a wife or husband to travel together without paying any extra for hotel accommodation.

In addition, there is an excellent selection of stopover tours, which include Hong Kong, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), the Seychelles and Nairobi.

Two nights in Hong Kong can cost only SA22 for hotel accommodation and continental breakfast (sharing twin room). A two-night stay in Colombo, Sri Lanka, costing 1A57 includes a day trip to Kandy, the ancient capital in the highlands, and other sightseeing.

A 40-page brochure giving full details of the complete Speedbird holiday programme, is available from travel agents or British Airways offices.