Is New York too much for a "weekend break"

[Janesy B]

You could never get to NY in 3 hours, unless it was on a Concorde.

 

[da_mic_1530]

The weekend element was more of "I only want her to take a day off work" to aid the surprise element of it

Done Barcelona - absolutely gorgeous city

For more than one day off from work I'd have to spoil any surprise.

 

[Nevakonaza]

I wouldn't do it. Five days there would be a minimum for me.

I agree,Or a full week.

I'm planning to go to NY within the next 2 or 3 years.

 

[[TW]Fox]

You could never get to NY in 3 hours,

Well yes you could, for 30 years!

unless it was on a Concorde.

Exactly, and he said 'when you could' which implies you cannot any more therefore it's fairly obvious they travelled by Concorde

 

[Evo8]

Concorde?

Edit: Fox beat me to it.

 

[bitslice]

Skegness,
no bigger surprise than that.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The weekend element was more of "I only want her to take a day off work" to aid the surprise element of it

Done Barcelona - absolutely gorgeous city

For more than one day off from work I'd have to spoil any surprise.

Prague? Budapest? Berlin?

All excellent and within a short flight.

 

[Janesy B]

Well yes you could, for 30 years!



Exactly, and he said 'when you could' which implies you cannot any more therefore it's fairly obvious they travelled by Concorde

I thought Concorde was 4 hours I should have googled before posting.

 

[V F]

You could never get to NY in 3 hours, unless it was on a Concorde.

Wasn't it insanely expensive? Hmm….

I flew Concorde just last month from London Heathrow to New York JFK. It was a charter deal which included economy return in a BA 747-200, four nights at a Sheraton in Manhattan, a bus tour, a boat tour and a helicopter trip - all for about 2800 GBP. Although it was a charter, the Concorde service was the full deal.


To be honest, there isn't much evidence you're in such a special aircraft. The seats are more comfortable than economy class and big displays at the front of each cabin show you how high and fast you're going and the acceleration and flying at Mach 2.0 don't feel different to a normal flight.

But if you're an enthusiast and read up a bit on the unique operating procedures before you go, then you just know how special your flight is, especially when the reheats kick in again, two at a time, as you begin to accelerate through Mach 1.0 and again when those displays show 1290 mph at 58,000 feet. A trip to the cockpit during the cruise lets you see the unique view through the double windshield as well. And fillet steak for breakfast was a nice change.

One tip - normally I prefer not to sit over a wing but on Concorde try to get a seat about halfway back so your view isn't completely obliterated but you get a reminder that you're not flying any old aircraft every time you look out of the (tiny) window. I was in row 7 so looking out of the window was just like looking out of any aircraft.

You are a bit uncorrect about your statement, concorde is little more expensive than that and the class is not C, C is for l'Espace Europe, I believe Concorde is a class S ticket, you always remember because S is for Supersonic !

Happy Flying,

AF Cabin Crew

Though i've never flown Concorde, i've inquired about pricing. The cost JFK-LHR r/t is about USD 8500. About the same that it costs flying LAX-LHR in the new BA first class.

When planning a trip last summer to Edinburgh, Scotland, I flew BA, and while price searching, I thought "Hey, why not check out how much the Concorde is?" I typed in JFK to LHR, clicked Concorde class, and got a small price of almost US$10,500. So I quickly went right back round and typed in BOS to EDI...World Traveller.

LH423

According to Travelocity, BA charges $5804.20 one way for JFK-LHR, and Air France charges the same fare for JFK-CDG.

Then came across the last flight prices….

Concorde tickets snapped up
Tickets have been selling fast for Concorde's farewell week in the skies - with bosses hoping to break its seven-day passenger record before finally taking it out of service.

A third of the 450 tickets available were snapped up within 90 minutes of going on sale at 9am today.

British Airways plans to carry up to 2,000 travellers between October 18 and 24 in a bid to set a new record before Concorde's 27-year history comes to an end.

Twenty flights will cross the Atlantic during its last week before the final commercial flight, BA001 to New York's JFK airport, takes off from Heathrow on Thursday, October 23.

Martin George, British Airways' director of marketing, said more than 1,000 competition winners and special guests would also be enjoying Concorde's last stand on her farewell tour of the UK.

The UK tour will see Concorde visit Birmingham, Belfast, Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh before culminating in a series of three supersonic flights from New York, Edinburgh and round the Bay of Biscay on her final day.

The fares, fo travel between London and New York, cost the standard £4,350 one-way Concorde ticket returning on World Traveller, and up to £8,292 for a return trip, both ways on Concorde.

Customers can book by calling British Airways on 0870 850 9850 or by visiting www.ba.com.

Here is part of a Concorde timetable dated around 1979/1980; with the prices of one-way flights at the bottom right hand corner:-

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/3805507/

 

[shadow_boxer]

Why not take a week off, fly out to Boston on the Friday night Saturday, have a few days in Boston, then take the Amtrak Acela Express (The US's only high speed train, all business class) to New York City, stay 4-5 days, then fly home from New York?

That'd make a great trip and I bet it isn't hugely more than the cost of the weekend break you've been thinking of..

Could even get back on the train in New York, carry on down to DC, have a day there (Doesn't need much more) looking at the White House, Capitol Building etc and fly back from IAD.

You could do all of that in a 9 day trip using a weeks annual leave. Loads better value..

Great idea. My wife and are thinking of doing a similar thing next spring and maybe even extend it for another couple of days and go to DC.

 

[Caged]

Was going to suggest Budapest.

 

[Tunney]

New York for the weekend is utterly decadent - in the best and worst possible ways.

I think your partner will love it.

 

[TheVoice]

Definitely better value, but not everyone has holiday days to burn.

It'd be using your holiday allowance for a holiday, isn't that the whole point?

 

[Housey]

To far and to tiring. Id want Thursday out Monday back at the worst. Ive done NY and back in day on business and it is tough so an extra day would just mean less sleep to ensure you make most of it. Paris, Rome, Florence, Madrid, Barcelona all better bet.

 

[Nedb37]

Wouldn't do it myself, been 5 times and still far too much to see there to warrant a 2 day trip. 5 days maybe?

Amsterdam would be ideal for two nights. Or somewhere a little bit random but on the up, like Leipzig.

 

[silversurfer]

London to Paris on the orient express sounds less stress http://www.luxurytrainclub.com/trains/venice-simplon-orient-express/

 

[SonniLombardi]

New York for the weekend, you are utterly bonkers mate.

 

[teenwolf]

I spent a week in NY.
Flights were a killer, had me jet lagged for days lol.

You need at least 4 days to cram in a good itinerarys Worth.

 

[V F]

Is it a silly question asking how costly it is to visit New York?

 

[EdwardTeach]

It's a shame the naysayers put you off NY. I have gone to NY for the weekend several times and it is perfectly doable. You just have to accept that A) you will not see everything, and it would be foolish to try. B) It is not great value for money, but perhaps that is not an issue for you?.