Following on from the potentially devastating news for Spain, as thousands of holiday-makers are axing trips to the Costas, Times Online has reported this week on how the tourism industry in Paris is facing difficult times.

According to the report by Chris Haslam, international arrivals are down by 8.1% on last year, hotel occupancies by more than 10%, and the queues for the Eiffel Tower – celebrating its 120th birthday this year – have rarely been shorter.

The growing crisis has prompted hotels to slash prices by up to 70%, in an attempt to win back tourists to the world’s most visited city.

So if you fancy a cheap Paris break, there’s never been a better time to grab a bargain.

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3* Cambridge, Purple Hotel, from £34.00pp Available: until 30th April 2009 Ideally located for visiting Cambridge, the hotel offers superb comfortable, state of the art bedrooms with air conditioning, luxury walk-in shower, and tea/coffee making facilities.

3* Birmingham, Purple Hotel, from £36.00pp Available: Monday to Thursday until 30th April 2009 Located just 2 miles from the city centre of Birmingham, in an ideal location for discovering all the attractions this vibrant city has to offer.

2* Hull, Stop Inn Hull, from £30.00pp Available: until 30th April 2009 Situated just a short walk from the city centre, the hotel is well placed for exploring the shops and restaurants of the Marina, or visiting The Deep.

3* Peterborough, Purple Hotel, from £33.00pp Available: Monday to Thursday until 31st December Conveniently located within easy reach of Peterborough, Stamford, Oundle and Huntingdon.

We Will Rock You, ticket & 3* hotel from £74.50pp Available: until 30th April 2009 Written by Ben Elton, and directed by Christopher Renshaw, We Will Rock You, was the musical sensation of 2002, and looks set to run and run.

Wicked, ticket & 3* hotel from £99.50pp Available: until 4th April 2009 Experience this unforgettable, award-winning musical and discover that you’ve not been told the whole story about the Land of Oz!

Billy Elliot, ticket & 3* hotel from £94.50pp Available: until 11th April 2009 A funny, heart-warming and feel-good celebration of one young boy’s dream in a gripping tale of triumph over adversity.

Grease, ticket & 4* hotel from £70.50pp Available: until 10th January 2009 The smash-hit musical Grease has a brand new cast featuring special guest star Ray Quinn from ITV’s The X-Factor.

The Mighty Boosh, Live at the 02 Arena. Ticket & 3* hotel from £119.00pp Available 17th December The Mighty Boosh, return to the live stage with their glorious mix of music and comedy. The Mighty Boosh stars, Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt will headline the London O2 Arena.

WWE Survivor Series UK Tour 2008 – Ticket & 3* hotel from £122.50pp Available: 10th November The ever popular World Wrestling Entertainment franchise will tour the UK this winter with their Survivor Series Tour. SmackDown Superstars include: Batista, Undertaker, Edge, Big Show, The Great Khali, plus many more.

More Events Live at the O2 New Kids on the Block, James Blunt, WWE, Steve Coogan and David Haye – all bookable with Superbreak

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The whole area is nothing BUT hotels, so you should have no trouble finding one ! ! !

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The 2 best priced packages I bought with the Eurostar were found on lastminute.com, my partner and I went to Brussels for 3 days and also to Paris a few months later. Might be worth the try, I don’t know if ours were specials or just standard fares but both times the hotels were ideally located and they were very good

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