Gold-coin travel

Escape the Olympics hype by heading off to France. But don’t worry about the queues at airports; P&O Ferries is offering £1 sailings to foot passengers travelling from Dover to Calais from Sunday to Tuesday this summer. For travel from Wednesday to Saturday, day return fares cost only £8.
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Coaching pays off

Whether you’re still trying to get to the Games or escape London during them, don’t pay in gold either way. National Express has released one million £4 fares for travel across the UK until September 8.
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Stay near the games

Residing in the heart of the city during the greatest show on earth just sounds expensive. However, Premier Inn hotels is offering 2000 rooms for £59 per night – Premier Inn’s cheapest ever London room rate. Now that’s gold!
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