LILLE 2017 European Athletics Team Champs

Event Location : LILLE, France
Tour Code: TFETC / LILLE17
23 - 25 June 2017
The 2017 European Athletics Team Championships in Lille, France
We are offering a choice of package durations to the EATC with the top 12 European nations competing in a joint men and women’s competition. The EAA has decided that there will now be heats for the 100m, 200m, 400m plus 100m / 110m / 400m Hurdles events on the Friday evening rather than the two “time trials” of recent years subject to variable conditions for these events with athletes then ranked by time. The qualifiers from the Friday heats will then graduate to “finals” in these events on the Saturday & Sunday along with the other track events. The field events will also be spread over the 3 sessions in order to showcase these in an improved format.
Cat 1 Finish Line or Cat 2 General Stadium Entry Tickets
Tour Options for 2, 3 or 4 nights in a choice of 4* or 3* hotels - Prices from: £189 p.p
Eurostar rail travel or flights into Brussels with rail transfer to Lille
LILLE SIGHTSEEING
Our package’s programme schedule includes a Lille Bus & Walking Tour plus an optional Ypres First World War battlefield, museums & memorials excursion Tour - with 2017 the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele this tour includes visiting the museum, memorials and trenches there. Plus the famous “behind the lines” Talbot House in Poperinge and the “In Flanders Field museum” in Ypres. Clients can choose to either depart Ypres late afternoon to return to the UK that day or ideally stay for that evening’s moving Menin gate “Last Post” remembrance ceremony which will require booking a package staying in Lille until 27 June.
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HOTELS:
4* NOVOTEL LILLE CENTRE GARES
This comfortable 4* Hotel is within a short walk of the Grand Place and the old town. Standard en suite rooms have a kettle for tea & coffee, a fridge, and a safe. Executive rooms also have a mini-bar & expresso machine. A substantial American buffet breakfast is included. There is a bistro restaurant and bar & a fitness gym.
Package Prices are per person:
2 nights - Single Room: £309 / Executive Twin or Double Room: £249 / Standard Twin or Double Room: £219
3 nights - Single Room: £399 / Executive Twin or Double Room: £314 / Standard Twin or Double Room: £269
4 nights - Single Room: £499 / Executive Twin or Double Room: £389 / Standard Twin or Double Room: £329
[gallery columns="4" ids="4213,4215,4214,4216"]3* HOTEL LILLE EUROPE
This 3* Hotel is of contemporary design and is also within a short walk of the old town and the Novotel.
All standard en suite rooms have a mini-bar. A substantial continental buffet breakfast is included with a daily hot dish. The comfortable first floor lounge has views across the city park.
Package Prices are per person:
2 nights - Single Room: £239 / Twin or Double Room: £189
3 nights - Single Room: £299 / Twin or Double Room: £229
4 nights - Single Room: £379 / Twin or Double Room: £279
[gallery columns="4" ids="4218,4219,4217,4220"]ALL ABOVE PER PERSON PACKAGE PRICES INCLUDE:
Hotel Accommodation with Breakfast / T&FT Group Drinks Reception / Tram Tickets to/from Venue / EATC T&FT Athletics Supporters Guide / Services of T&FT Staff & Local Guides
PLUS 'OPTIONAL' PACKAGE EXTRAS:
Lille Bus & Walking Tour: £25 per person / T&FT Group Dinner & Party: £35 per person / Ypres First World War Tour: £95 per person
TRAVEL OPTIONS TO LILLE:
EUROSTAR: OPTIONS 1 & 2 ex / to London & Ebbsfleet
Fri 23 June dep. London 10.58 hrs via Ebbsfleet arr. Lille 13.26 hrs
Mon 26 June dep. Lille 15.36 or 20.30 hrs via Ebbsfleet arr. London 16.05 or 21.03 hrs
Tues 27 June dep. Lille 15.36 hrs via Ebbsfleet arr. London 16.05 hrs
EUROSTAR: OPTION 3: ex / to London & Ebbsfleet
Fri 23 June dep. London 10.58 hrs via Ebbsfleet arr. Lille 13.26 hrs
Sun 25 June dep. Lille 20.30 hrs via Ebbsfleet arr. London 21.03 hrs
EUROSTAR including hotel transfers: from £ 105 per person

FLIGHTS: ex Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle & Edinburgh to Brussels
Travel directly from Brussels airport by rail to Lille via Brussels Zuid station – trains run hourly during the day and it takes 72 mins at a cost of approx £ 30 each way.
Bristol (BMI) - Fares from: £129 per person
Birmingham (Brussels Air) - Fares from: £149 per person
Manchester (Brussels Air) - Fares from: £149 per person
Newcastle (BMI) - Fares from: £179 per person
Edinburgh (Brussels Air) - Fares from: £169 per person
The above airfares include 20kg luggage. Airfares and seat availability are subject to change up until time of booking