Thats a great comparism, cos theres nothing to do in Manchester/Liverpool. They have nothing going for them, sports wise no teams to watch, music wise - no heritage at all. Where as you can go to London go on the tube avoid eye contact with everyone, stay in over priced hotels, fight congestion everywhere. Its 3 hours from Boston to NY so if you need your fix its easy enough to get there. So it sort of makes sense? There is more to England than London, believe me I have been there, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Exeter, Lake District, York, Skegness

Two weeks sounds deal. Its also a 6 day 14 hour walk to Niagra Falls so you might just make your return flight and spend some time watching the Falls.

I went to Boston, went whale watching ..........17 bags of sick later never saw a whale. It's more about USA history really I found it mostly boring and I would not go again.

I've not been (always wanted to) but I know from when I went to the States last time it was on our list to visit because of things like Salem (old witch town), Boston Tea Party ships, Fenway Park, loads of museums, Freedom Trail (passes loads of locations significant historically to the USA. These are just the really touristy things to do. I'm sure theres way more to do.

Great price including bags!

What is there to do in Boston? curious

Very tempting

I went to Boston, went whale watching ..........17 bags of sick later never saw a whale. It's more about USA history really I found it mostly boring and I would not go again.

Boston is fantastic - it very much feels like a weird US/UK crossover. Lots of English placenames.

ridiculously good price. so so tempted to book myself a long weekend.

when i said long weekend i meant 6-7 days :smile:

even tempted by 2 weeks and throw in a trip to new york too, only 3-4 hours away

Two weeks sounds deal. Its also a 6 day 14 hour walk to Niagra Falls so you might just make your return flight and spend some time watching the Falls.

Tempting.
Only just over 200 miles to New York and places like Rhode Island etc on route.
Possible to have a little tour over two weeks.

Would you bother going if you can't drive while over there ? Thanks :smiley: .

Fantastic deal,just booked for wife and me.
Never had a flight to USA at that price! Go get some!:laughing:

booked for 2 weeks. thanks op

great deal and £15.75 topcashback too :smiley:

Boston is great but traditional accomodation can be very expensive, to the extent that this great flight price still doesn't result in a cheap break. If you're thinking of going to NY, we took the train from Boston and it was a very simple/affordable trip.

Boston is well worth a visit! Especially at these prices! We went same time of year this May and it was lovely! Just to give inspiration, we did a 16 night trip, 2 nights Niagara Falls, 3 nights Toronto, 4 nights Boston and 6 nights NYC. In all honesty, that was a bit tiring! But would highly recommend doing something similar. Book return flights to Boston and do anything east coast USA! Boston and NYC would be great that time of year if you've not been.

do bear in mind that you are flying with Air Tanker and not Thomas Cook. it is an ex RAF plane and a lot of them don't have seat back entertainment

Flew to Boston with Thomas Cook last June. Great planes and a fantastic City. Loads to do and very walkable. Like a mini NY

Great deal! With Virgin & BA from Heathrow is over £600!

I think that was the problem it was too much like a busy uk town but also all the lame stuff about US history got on my tits. I'm hoping to do the train thing from usa to canada one day. But other the Boston I've on been to Florida and Miami and you don't goo to them for the same reasons do you.

Apparently you can get a nice cup of tea there

Very basic rooms start from £550 per couple and you have to pay room tax on top

I went to Boston for 9 months during the summer in 2003. We lived on Commonwealth Ave just near Boston University. Had a great time. So much to do there. The markets are great. Home of lobster! Go to a baseball match, see Boston celtics play basketball, go to the cheers bar, loads of cruises, Chinatown, Harvard and Boston University. Loads of trips to do Cape Cod, New York.

Contemplating going again at that price!

I need a tour guide to come along and organise all to do's for me lol top flight price though!

It's telling me they don't fly thus route?!

The plane is only a couple of years old - so newer than most Airbus 330's, its also been re-configured to the same layout as the others in the fleet. It also has IFE on all seats.

A friend and I are going late April next year for 9 days, flying into New York and out of Boston. Managed it for £300 and going to drive/Amtrak between cities. Booked with Norwegian, great planes (dreamliners) with top entertainment systems. Definitely want to go and see Salem near Boston.

​the plane is about 26 years old mate its just been restored to look like a Thomas Cook plane

Damn you hotuk deals! I have just booked 2 return flights that I hadn't planned on doing :smiley: I don't know about saving me money, it's costing me a fortune, lol. Fab price, good spot OP.

Look forward to hearing about your trip. Enjoy :smiley:

You've just made that up! Its a couple of years old.

Who are you going with? (The airline/hotel, not the name of your friend)

Boston's ok, I was there last year. Would only stay there a couple of days before moving on. It's not too far to Cape Cod which is good. Albany's drivable too but watch out for the traffic cops.

​Seems like he has as plane is certainly new and the seat back entertainment is good and even has USB connection. £5 to upgrade to premium which gives you 10 films and more programmes

lol people actually want to go Boston? Crazy.

​Just ignore his comment as all the air tanker Has seat back entertainment. Touch screen with USB connection, 3 films for free but can upgrade to 10 for £5

why wouldn't they?

Seems a good deal. From Manchester too. Hmm

Well it's sort of like a tourist coming to England to visit Manchester/Liverpool instead of London. Doesn't really make much sense. There's hardly anything to do there. And the people there are the worst/quite rude. There's a reason why tickets to Boston are always so cheap. No one ever wants to go there.

you've been?

Just stay away from the pond in Boston Common. You don't want to bump into Swan.

Only one date (May 20 to May 23) now available unfortunately...

May 20 to May 27 is showing as199 but goes to 319 when selected...

can't bring my fat boy on the plane either :disappointed:

For an extra £29 you can fly into JFK and out of BOS(on 23rd) I have booked
JFK 16/5 to BOS 23/5
Which is great because I was going to go to New York too.

I've been to NY, NJ, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco so far. NY is much better to visit than Boston.

guess i'll see for myself when i get there, though i'm planning on 1 week in boston (with side trips) and 1 week in NY so if i don't like boston it's not a huge deal breaker.

Boston's a fantastic city & I don't agree about the people being rude either (though I guess they may be if you work around miserable whinging about their home town being crap!)

If you like your food that great pizzas & pastries in the North End or go to Quincy market and choose literally anything or James Hooks for a lobster roll and clam chowder.

If your a sports fan get over to Fenway or go watch the Bruins or Celtics.

The city is very walkable but I prefer using the T, which makes it easy to stay out of town (e.g Somerville) to save a bit on expensive hotels.

I guess the history side is down to tastes, but in my view if your doing two weeks get down to Cape Cod for the first week, check out the Pilgrim history in Provincetown (which is funky, arty & "open minded" beachside town, it's also the way place to whale watch from as it closer to the whales than the one from Boston), come back via Plymouth (go see the Mayflower & the plimoth plantation) then back to Boston for the freedom trail/tea party buts, it all joins up quite well.

Alternate, is to head north and go and visit the white mountains which are quite spectacular and if you prefer hikes, wildlife, zip lining or even cable cars/trains up mountains.

Booked flights!! We will take a trip to Martha's Vineyard, the islands and possibly drive to Washington. Hotels are pricey in Boston but you can stay outside and easily use public transport. I am going for two weeks I last flew to USA for this price 19 years ago.

I reckon you should hire a car a drive around a little.
I'd probably stay in Airbnb or roadside cheap motels to avoid expensive business-class accom in inner cities.

I notice a few of the flight options go via New York. Wonder if any chance of getting off there instead

It was expensive before the £ nosedived.

Hot!! Booked tickets for 13-20 May for £199.98. Thanks op

Cheapest now seems to be £299.98 pp, £139.99 out and £159.99 rtn.

Seems to be sold out at this price

I'm off to NYC next summer for 5 nights, then Cape Cod for 4, intending a trip into Boston for a day from there. Then off to Pennsylvania (near Hershey Park) for the kids. Looking forward to Boston trip, as never been. Have to go in School Holidays and flight with Thomas Cook to NYC is 750 a head I think. 10 years to go before I can get prices like this again, I'd be off like a shot.

We get plenty of tourists here in Manchester.Plenty to do.Been a tourist in London,far too crowded and overpriced.

There's a certain bar where everybody knows your name.....

MIT ?

Where's Boston? Is it that far 6 hours. Damn

Boston is a fairly dull place unless you're really into American revolutionary history......hotels are also some of the most expensive in the world.

Did you look that up? We went for the summer and stayed 9 months instead. Happy now?

Well you could try but probably just the once.

Norwegian Airlines and staying in an Airbnb

If you went again via this You'd have to come back Manchester. eek

Expired

Had five days in Boston in July 2016, we were bored after two days, kids bored the whole 5 days. Hotels were extortionate too.....

Can one of you well travelled America fans name the budget airlines , are northwest and jetblue still going
A good flight to get over then do a few city breaks

thanks OP! booked 13th - 27th May

I've used Jet blue for Boston to DC, have a look on sky scanner though. Also worth considering Amtrak if you are considering NYC, Philadelphia & DC (all on one line from Boston).

Not entirely accurate. First the Air Tanker a/c are only 2 years old and are owned by Air Tanker, the ones seconded to TC are not used for RAF duties (except during a national emergency). The cabin crew and service is entirely by TC crews. The in flight entertainment issue is being addressed, but on a 6:30 flight it is not a deal breaker.
The feedback from passengers is positive about AT services.
It is likely, but not definite, that Air Tanker will operate the BOS service next summer, but since the aircraft are painted in TC colours, the interiors are the similar and the crews are TC employees, you will be pressed to notice the difference.

I could drive in my car cheaper and since when did Boston get an airport?

I looked at the cheapest tickets yesterday, but we just did an East Coast USA trip last year! Boston is an ideal place to base a road trip, we picked up a car, then drove to the White Mountains, up to Bar harbour in Maine, Boothbay Harbour, then flew back to New York to head home (the first week was manic, flew into NY with Thomas Cook, 3 nights there, train to washington DC, flight to Buffalo for Niagara, then flight to Boston) internal travel is very cheap, so don't feel you are stuck in Boston for 2 weeks when considering this deal. If anyone wants any info on the places we vsisited feel free to ask, we stayed here for our 1 night in boston, http://charlesmarkhotel.com which is really easy to get to on one of airport express bus. £299 is still a very good price for these flights.

i don't understand your first point, but Logan Airport opened on September 8, 1923, and was used mainly by the Massachusetts Air Guard and the Army Air Corps. It was then called Jeffery Field.

We flew on a Thomas Cook / Air Tanker flight to Las Vegas last year and have no complaints, it had seat back entertainment.

Oh it's Boston in the USA I see now, ahhhhh

Not seeing those prices anymore, must be expired.

I definitely recommend JetBlue, excellent carrier. I have a domestic flight with Delta from New York next month and they offer complimentary drinks onboard and I always hear highly about Delta. American Airlines is good, also.

Hot deal, shame not the dates I was after. Managed to book Manc to Boston instead with Virgin in Aug for £340 each for 5 of us.

watch out for exploding pressure cookers

Expired, none of the £60 return flights available...

Oh you were making a joke. I see now, ahhhh

It is just over 3h drive :confused: Why take plane for that short journey?

might give it til the election result first...

No not ahhhhhh

Drink tea.

That's the power of HUKD's.

Got me 3 tickets for £600 quid for beginning of May and hired an apartment on air b n b all coming in under £1200.

You'd struggle to get a decent break in the UK for that

​yes, boston, and new york are both very walkable. They both have metro trains and are connected via a highish speed train which goes fr boston all the way to Washington D.C. via new York. so there are plenty to see and do for none car owners. they also have megabus and the like operating intercity busses very cheaply.

Thats a great comparism, cos theres nothing to do in Manchester/Liverpool. They have nothing going for them, sports wise no teams to watch, music wise - no heritage at all. Where as you can go to London go on the tube avoid eye contact with everyone, stay in over priced hotels, fight congestion everywhere. Its 3 hours from Boston to NY so if you need your fix its easy enough to get there. So it sort of makes sense? There is more to England than London, believe me I have been there, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Exeter, Lake District, York, Skegness

Just to clarify the in flight entertainment. Air Tanker will have 2 A330 operating for TC next year. One in Glasgow and one in Manchester. The MAN a/c currently does not have seat back screens, but apparently has the ability to stream entertainment to your personal ipad or tablet. Neither have Premium Economy cabin, which is a shame.

If you're the kind of person to enjoy Manchester and Liverpool then you'd probably enjoy Boston too. Guess I just have higher standards.

Deal has expired

Oh dear I thought second class on BA was bad.... Couldn't pay me to do this

i bet i could.

you come across as very arrogant and pompous. stop being a debbie downer and let people enjoy their £200 flight to america.

Yes I suppose Man City and Liverpool aren't worth watching, I suppose that is why they are so high up the table.

Hell of a price. Gutted I missed it.. Well done to anyone that did get on

Wonderful city to visit

KM4353 just got owned....

Who did you get this through please? We are hoping to go in and around August for about a month.

I used to go twice a year back in the day when I was mortgage free and I thriving business. Some of the best seafood (legal Seafoods is one) and steak restaurants, on top of that great shopping and some of the best sales. Its also known as the "walking City" due to most things being central. I always found it very safe and I found the people really friendly. My financial situation took a nasty knock 7 years ago and as such have not been back since but at this price.... hot deal, great city and if you have 3 weeks spare hire a car and go to New England, New Hampshire and visit Kennybunkport.

Used Skyscanner and booked thru Expedia

One of the dumbest comments I have ever seen on here. And that takes some doing to be honest. Well done.

So what is the one place in America that people have to go and see, you know, the mythical 'London' of America that the only place worth seeing like London apparently is here. . . . If you say New York then you really are as dumb as you seem.

There's loads to do from Boston. After doing Boston and Salem we did Portland, Maine, then into New Hampshire to Appalachian Mountains where we saw black bears and moose in the wild and had tax free shopping (savings not to be sniffed at, one of only 5 states with no sales tax) then down to Cape Cod for the most amazing whale watching trip. If I wasn't already booked for next year I would definitely have been on this.

Actually all the seats have entertainment, it is a Air Tanker a/c howere its been kitted out by thomas cook.:smiley:

Thanks

Thanks for that.

No, it's only a few years old! https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Airbus/A330/1498/G-VYGK-Thomas-Cook-Airlines

For people worrying about no screens on the back of their seats, my solution, and I travel Qatar regularly but don't use their screens, I use a cheap £34 phablet from eBay without a sim card and load it with my requirements for the journey . If I didn't have USB charging I also carry a large capacity power pack that was £25 on an Amazon deal and this suites me. So no digital entertainment doesn't have to be a problem.
I originally bought it as an off line SatNav for my car for which I use " Here " maps for life, free app and regular updates, so please don't add posts that say it will add another £59 to the fare as it has many uses and can be used on many journeys, either in the air or on land in the car or walking etc..

wow

I'm sure I'm not the first to point this out but ha!

skegness is quite nice,it's just got a s**t name.

Shocking ignorance...I know America very well, I have been to Disneyland twice :smiley:

There is no uninteresting place in the world when you are curious of people, food, street atmosphere,music, architecture, cinema,local traditions and differences, shopping, history....Check Tripadvisor and look beyond 'top 3' if you are not creative enough.

Shocking stupidity, how can it be ignorance to state ones own experience. When I went I got bored, when you end up walking around town just for something to do then a park that's boring, others might love it. I think rap music, Strictly come dancing, X-factor and no end of academy awarded films boring too. I'm a freak of nature but hay ! at least I'm not boring (to me anyway) ;-)

Good deal

Personal taste is a wonderful thing, I found the history interesting ... but then again, I planned my trip their to involve more than just visiting Boston and doing the Freedom trail (visiting Cape Cod, Plymouth & Philadelphia). A whale watch if you suffer from motion sickness is always likely to be an uncomfortable trip (hopefully you were wise enough to take a few travel sickness pills & check that the sea was fairly calm the day you went ... if not your experience wasn't all down to bad luck!). I'm surprised you didnt see a whale as I've done 3 trips from Massachusetts and seen whales on all 3 (with different companies) and each trip came with a free trip guarantee if you don't spot whales ... the have a 95% + success rate.

Sometimes you are just unlucky on holidays or a place isn't suited to you, but everyone I've ever met that has been to Boston has enjoyed it ... though I have to say, its a waste to go all that way and not visit the surrounding areas such as Rhode Island, Cape Cod & the White Mountains.

Similar experience for me in New York, that's when I realised I'm not a tourist. But I love train journeys.

Don't get me wrong, I said I was bored but I didn't say I hated it. I would recommend the whale watching too, it's not their fault I got sea sick and because th whole boat didn't see anything they gave us a weather check ticket to use next time. We went back to the harbour the next day and gave the tickets to a couple who seemed in two minds.

I think it's very much tuned to the American history geeks in parts and that didn't interest me. We were only there for 4 days and that restricts where you can get too, although we did go on a train to the beach for the day.

Ha, I must be a geek! Hopefully you at least made the other couples day as Stellwagen can be a wonderful place to whale watch & its a shame the Whales didn't come out to play for you.

It would be a boring world if we all liked the same things, I'm probably slightly defensive on the area as a whole as I've had two amazing holidays there in the last 12 months but can appreciate that it wouldnt be everyones cup of tea (pardon the pun!)

It's ignorance when you make sweeping statement about things you have very little knowledge of. Yes, personal experience but that's not helping anyone if you have very limited interests. Internet will take everything, though :smiley: .

"Very limited interests" you are really some new kind of stupid to make such vast assumptions on people you don't know. Last year I took my tent to 16 places in the UK from Scottish Highland to Portland Bill. I've walked up Machu picchu, canoed on the Amazon and slept in it's Jungle. I've biked around Lanzorte, and I've filled my camera with most of Europe's capitols and more inc Ireland. My music is Sinatra to Stones via Billy Joel and Steely Dan plus a bit of classical. As projects I've built Snooker tables, installed engines, pasted walls and ceiling and knocked down walls and renovated them using lime mortar. I've played snooker with professionals including Alex Higgins RIP and dined with footballers who paid the bill. Just two of my careers took me to contribute to the very service you use to abuse me by way of RFCs on all sort of things from email system to firewalls. And I was once considered a good enough at antique restoration to renovate the club room at the Waldolf hotel in London.

Sorry it's it a tad limited but that's just off the top of my head and I've not mentioned my 10,000 magazines or 500 books :-)

Then why are you wasting your time on here? You could be building a wall on the edge of Mexico and be back for bonfire night.

Bladder cancer tends to do that to people. But don't worry it's more then likely I'll be renovating a house is Dorset in March next year.

You should not feel so obliged to justify yourself to random strangers on the internet.

Why do so many hukd threads descend into hate and spite? Way of the world sadly.