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at noon every day, plus plenty of film location tours, which visit spots in the city and surrounding countryside by bus, bicycle or even rickshaw. Beyond Von Trapp tourism, visitors will find a gorgeous baroque city with a stunning mountain backdrop, which – of interest for those with musical inclinations that range beyond Julie Andrews – was the birthplace of Mozart.
On the accommodation front,
suggest the newly refurbished Goldgasse Hotel, a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member in the historic quarter where all 16 rooms are named after operas. Find out more:
salzburg.info;
hotelgoldgasse.at
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PHILADELPHIA Those who aren’t scared of a long flight can look across the pond
for a short break – and not just at New York. With new direct flights to Philadelphia coming online this spring, it’s getting a whole lot easier to access the ‘City of Brotherly Love’. Delta Air Lines launched a daily flight from Heathrow last week, while American Airlines added a second daily service on the route last month. Flight durations are about seven hours, so a longish short break is feasible. Once there, there’s plenty
on offer to rival the Big Apple’s attractions. There’s no sales
tax in Philly, so shopping, either downtown or at nearby outlet malls, is great value. And in summer, the city will get its own Top of the Rock-style high- rise viewing platform, which will open on the 57th floor of One Liberty Place. And when it comes to history, well, as the first capital of the US, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written, it’s certainly not short of that – including the iconic Liberty Bell. For LGBT clients, there’s an extra
reason to visit in 2015. It’s the 50th anniversary of the first gay- rights protest in the city, and there are commemorative events from July 2-5 – in addition to the Philly Pride Parade and Festival on June 14, and Philadelphia Outfest on October 11. Funway Holidays offers three nights at the Holiday Inn Express Midtown from £979 in June, including flights with Delta. Find out more:
discoverphl.com funwayholidays.co.uk
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travelweekly.co.uk — 16 April 2015 LONDON
If the thought of a seven- hour flight for a long weekend gives clients a
headache, then keep them closer to home. They can have plenty of fun – and celebrate our version of the Constitution – in London. It’s the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta this year, and the four original copies are being united at the British
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Library where major exhibition Law, Liberty, Legacy will run until September 1. Clients could even stay at the 17th-century Beaumont Estate hotel in Windsor, just a five-minute walk
from the
Magna Carta Memorial, which sits on the spot where the document was sealed – the hotel can organise picnic hampers to carry down there if guests fancy sandwiches overlooking the cradle of democracy.
If history isn’t their thing, you
could tempt them with tickets for a Rugby World Cup match at Twickenham, Wembley or the Olympic
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