Britain on the Cheap

Macdonald Townhouse Hotel in Manchester is celebrating its re-launch with a free breakfast and a free upgrade to an executive room from £44.50/$71 per person per night. The offer includes free wi-fi, service and VAT, now through March 31.

Saga Holidays and InterContinental Hotels are offering bargains on weekend stays in more than 230 Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels across the UK. The deals run now through Feb. 27—book before Jan. 31 and you’ll get a 20% off voucher on food and drink purchases. Rates are for a minimum stay [...]

Throughout December, SACO serviced apartment company has discounts up to 50% off. Bath has one-bedroom apartments at £105/$168 per night, saving £35/$59. Two-bedroom apartments are £175/$277 per night, saving £63/$103. Birmingham has one-bedroom apartments at £79/$127 per night, saving £87/$143. Two-bedroom apartments are £99/$157 per night, saving £95/$165. Cardiff has one-bedroom apartments at £79/$127 per [...]

World Cup action—all 64 matches across the 31 days of the event—will be on only two big screens in the UK, Manchester’s Hyundai Fan Park at Castlefield and Bristol’s Queen’s Square Fan Park. Wristbands are free for all matches except the England matches: England tickets are limited to four per household; the transaction fee is [...]

Now through June 30, you can earn up to 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles for each round-trip you fly on American Airlines’ daily seasonal nonstop service from New York (JFK) to Manchester. Be sure to register for the bonus miles before you travel.

The annual Museums at Night campaign May 14-16 will have curators keeping the doors open late at more than 2,500 museums and galleries across Europe. London’s museums, from the Victoria & Albert Museum to the Natural History Museum, will welcome night-time visitors, as will Manchester’s. Octopus Travel is promoting the boutique Park City Hotel in [...]

Indigo Car Hire has launched an airport special of $176/£109 per week all inclusive at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports. Indigo is the new name for 121 Car Rental, which covers all major UK airports and more than 200 locations nationwide.

Feeling handy? Head to the Lowry Outlet Mall near Manchester for free demonstrations by Black & Decker® experts April 24-25. Black & Decker® will be offering a 10% discount voucher to be used in the Lowry Outlet Mall store until May 3. A prize draw will also run in store across the weekend with the [...]

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre is up and building in Manchester, with more than two million LEGO bricks in the Trafford Centre’s Barton Square. Aimed at children 3 to 12, the center includes a LEGO factory tour, Kingdom Quest, an interactive LEGO laser ride and MINILAND, with such iconic landmarks from the north of England as Blackpool [...]

For Mother’s Day at Lowry Outlet Mall, Manchester, manicures at J Crystal start at just $18/£12. A wash house treatment with Paul Mitchell products starts at $21/£13.50 at Fibre Hairdressing.