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Rob Mash
London Conference arrangements
I have been asked to research and choose travel and accommodation arrangements for my manager’s business
meetings. My manager has to attend a two day conference in London on the last Thursday and Friday of January, the
conference will be taking place at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London.
I am going to research the travel costs of 3 different modes of transport and find out which one will be the cheapest.
The 3 modes of transport will be bus, train and car. As well as the travel costs to and from London I will find out the
price of a day ticket on the London underground for the days of the conference.
I will also be researching accommodation costs of 3 different hotels surrounding the ExCeL centre from the 29th
of
January to the 1st
of February.
Survey
I conducted a survey of my colleagues of which method of transport they would prefer to use travel to London and
travelling by car was by far the most popular choice with 10 votes and the second favourite was by train with 5
votes.

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Travelling Costs
Car
I have been asked to find out the cost of petrol based on the MPG
consumption of a Ford Focus and a Peugeot 407 the following table
shows the price of petrol for the journey (one way) with the price of
petrol at 126p per litre for the Ford Focus and diesel at 135.7p per
litre for the 407. I used some different formulas in Excel to work out
the costs.
Ford Focus Peugeot 407
MPG 42.2 57
Cost of fuel (£/Gallon) 5.73 6.17
Cost of journey (£) 26.60 21.21
Train
Here are the prices and times of trains leaving
Wednesday 29th
of January 2014 from Swansea
train station to Custom House in London (with
one change at London Paddington) and returning
on Saturday the 1st
of February 2014.

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Bus
Here are the prices and times of buses leaving Swansea on Wednesday 29th
of January 2014 from to London
Stratford in London and returning on Saturday the 1st
of February 2014, the bus station is 3.6 miles away from the
centre a 1 hour and 11 minutes walk or 17 minutes by tram, leaving the tram stop at Stratford and arriving at
Custom House
tram stop which is
a 5 minute walk
from the centre.
After looking at the data I have collected I would suggest that the train is the better option because although it’s not
the cheapest option it is the fastest.
Based on my research I have found that the
cheapest option for travelling to London on
the 29th
of January and returning on the 1st
of February 2014 is travelling by bus but I
have not chosen this option because I think
the better option would be to travel by
train.
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£30.00
£40.00
£50.00
£60.00
Focus 407 Bus Train
Price £54.90 £42.42 £24.80 £44.20
£54.90
£42.42
£24.80
£44.20
Focus
407
Bus
Train

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Hotels
Ibis Hotel
Distance: on site
Nearest Tube: Prince Regent (DLR)
Prices: £154.86 for 3 nights £51.62 per Night)
Premier inn
Distance: On Site
Nearest Tube: Prince Regent (DLR)
Prices: £233.85 for 3 nights (£77.95 per night)
Crowne Plaza
Distance: On Site
Nearest Tube: Prince Regent (DLR)
Prices: £333 for 3 nights (£111 per night)

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The cheapest accommodation option would be the on site Ibis hotel which is only £51.62 per night.
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£40.00
£60.00
£80.00
£100.00
£120.00
Ibis hotel Premier
Inn
Crowne
Plaza
£51.62
£77.95
£111.00
Ibis hotel
Premier Inn
Crowne Plaza

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Underground day pass prices
The price of a day ticket on the London underground for the entire underground (Zones 1-6) is £17 per day so this
would be £34 for the two days of the conference. The passes are only available in 1 day, 7 day, monthly and annual
Travelcards so 2 1 day passes is the cheapest option. As everything including the hotels is on the site of the excel
centre this is completely optional as he wouldn’t be doing much travelling around the city.

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Summary
For travelling to and from London I have chosen the train, it’s not the cheapest option but it is the fastest and the
most comfortable. There is only one transfer at London Paddington and the final stop, Custom House, is only half a
mile away from the Excel centre.
The hotel I have chosen is the Ibis hotel All 3 of the hotels I looked at are on the same site as the ExCeL Centre so
there is no benefit there of choosing one over the other my choice is purely based on the cost of the room per night.
As there is a £100 a day food allowance I have not included meals in the hotel bookings.
I have calculated the total costs of the trip the majority of the costs will be the food allowance which is £100 per day
the next highest is the accommodation costs at £154.86 for 3 nights and the lowest cost is the travelling which is the
return journey on the train at £44.20
67%7%
26%
Total Costs (%)
Food Allowance
Travel (Train)
Accomodation (Ibis
Hotel)

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Resources
Nearest tube station to ExCeL Centre
http://www.londontown.com/TransportInformation/Attraction/ExCel_Exhibition_Centre/46bd/
Train Times and prices
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/SWA/Custom_House/290114/1015/dep/010214/1215/dep
Bus times and prices
http://coach.nationalexpress.com/nxbooking/journey-list
Ford Mondeo MPG
http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/ford/mondeo-hatchback/1-6-120-graphite-5dr/summary/66988
Peugeot 407 MPG
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/peugeot/407/saloon-2004/44102/
Map from Swansea to London
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=sa5+8jf&daddr=London+E16+1XL&hl=en&sll=51.654609,-
4.088351&sspn=0.362096,0.617294&geocode=FYHmEwMdZWbD_yn5QvDt3_RuSDEzL1r7vLiT_A%3BFRX0EQMdvHY
AACl_xntpcajYRzELP89GqZUKAQ&oq=e16+&mra=ls&t=m&z=8
Map from Stratford bus station to ExCeL Centre
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Stratford+Bus+Station,+London+Borough+of+Newham&daddr=51.5095649,
0.0348651+to:London+E16+1XL&hl=en&ll=51.524552,0.016737&spn=0.045392,0.077162&sll=51.5253,0.013733&ss
pn=0.045391,0.077162&geocode=FeBzEgMdTvj__yH9Ztnw93UdQyk_Tq-
OYR12SDH9Ztnw93UdQw%3BFTz5EQMdMYgAACmZ7E-
ucKjYRzEPzGz5RryWaQ%3BFRX0EQMdvHYAACl_xntpcajYRzELP89GqZUKAQ&oq=Stratford+b&dirflg=w&mra=ltm&via
=1&t=m&z=14
Crowne Plaza Hotel
http://www.cplondoncityhotel.co.uk/
Marriott Hotel
http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/loncw-london-marriott-hotel-west-india-quay/
Premier inn
http://www.premierinn.com/en/checkHotel/LONDOC/london-docklands-excel
Travelodge
http://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/553/London-Excel-hotel

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Ibis Hotels
http://ibishotel.ibis.com/gb/united-kingdom/index.shtml
Underground day ticket prices
http://www.toptiplondon.com/transport/tickets/underground-tickets-travelcards
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground_ticketing#Travelcard
Petrol Prices
http://www.petrolprices.com/search.html?search=sa5+8jf