1st time New york city break advice and price help

stephen25uk

Ok folks.....i have been married allmost 20 years now and as each year goes by it gets more difficult to get my wife a nice pressie.
So this year i have decided i want to book a trip to new york for both of us for xmas for Feb next year.
This is where i want the travel gurus in here to help.....i can go any time in feb and would prefer a direct flight from manchester or Glasgow...for 3 nights... I have never been but would be a total tourist time square empire state building etc......my budget is £1000 for both of us which is tight but doable i think...if its a little over thats fine.
Any reccomendations...tips advice or even help finding a deal would be great

Caz3121

useful thread here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2230655
You could have Valentines out there, flights Friday 12th to Monday 15th are £408 for direct GLA - EWR with United

PeacefulWaters

Prepare for ice and snow!

Your budget is VERY tight. £364 return flights with Delta out of Manchester 4th-7th.

British Airways Holidays come in at around £1,050 for flights (direct from Manchester on American Airlines) and 3-4 nights hotel accommodation towards the end of the month. Taxis, food and attractions on top of that.

malkie76

Is £1000 flights only ? Or flights, accommodation, food and entertainment.
£1000 is fine for flights, but won't stretch to the entire trip (IMO).

jonesMUFCforever

Agree with previous poster - cheapish (relatively) flights but expensive hotel rooms unless you go outside Manhattan to stay.
As this is your first time I would suggest that this would not be a good idea.
Have a look at starting your flights in Dublin - they may be cheaper - freeing more cash for your hotel.

richardw

I've been twice in Winter and it really isn't a good time to go.
Consider going after the Easter peak in late April/early May for 4 nights.

xxlouisexx56

We did NY in Jan 2012. Flights and hotel with expedia for £1000 for 3 nights x

phatbear

stephen25uk wrote: »

would prefer a direct flight from manchester or Glasgow...for 3 nights... I have never been but would be a total tourist time square empire state building etc......my budget is £1000 for both of us which is tight but doable i think...if its a little over thats fine.

i think your major stumbling block is going to be getting that price with a direct flight.

for example you could go 12/02 to 15/02, so you get valentines day in NY, for £537 per person if you are will to make a stop with KLM, which will take you almost 11hours to get there or if you want direct you will need to add another £119 per person and fly with united.

I tend to book most of my packages with expedia, remember you can get topcashback/quidco and nectar points too. So i would suggest popping on there and fiddle about as only you know whats best for you. However its normally cheaper if your trip includes a saturday night in NY

jackieblack

British Airways holidays have this from £509.50 for the previous weekend, 5-8 Feb
http://www.britishairways.com/badp/package/searchResults.do?ConversationID=1450095373290


And similar for the weekend after Valentine's, 19-22 Feb
http://www.britishairways.com/badp/package/searchResults.do?ConversationID=1450095533917


Valentine's weekend is more expensive by a couple of hundreds pounds per person (somewhat unsurprisingly, I guess)