I'm looking for an economical trip for one, expandable to two people
in a double bedroom lodging for the both of them if two decide to
travel.

From London To Spain, valencia on British Airways. One of the
travelers is a Silver Executive Club member on BA, who might be able
to buy both tickets at Silver level discouts if they apply here.

Dates passenger(s) want to be in Valincia are from the 11th of June
till the 18th.

Please ask for clarifications if need be.

/Lizardnation

Hi there, lizardnation!  

Have you got room for a stowaway?  ;)

Here is what I've found for departure from London on June 11th, with a
return on June 18th, confining the search solely to British Airways:

For $192 per person, Travelocity shows a flight leaving London Gatwick
Airport at 7:10PM on the 11th, arriving in Valencia Spain at 10:30PM. 
(The URL is terribly long.)
 http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/airpdisp.ctl?SEQ=102088183831367105082002&LANG=EN

The British Airways page shows the same flight listing -   £ 109.00
per ticket, with a £ 5 discount if you book online, but choose a paper
ticket (another terribly long URL):

http://www.britishairways.com/fx/FXP.servlet?eId=111011&timestamp=0508062458&url=

Purchasing the tickets through the British Airways site may end up
costing even less - the Executive Club member will need to register
and log in, then give his Club information to see if any discounts
apply to this flight:

[ http://www.britishairways.com ]

Travelocity also lists several hotels in Valencia.  I wasn't really
sure if, by double bedroom, you meant 2 rooms, or two guests sharing a
room, so I've included the listings for hotels within 6 miles of the
Valencia airport going for less than $100US/night, per room, with both
single and double occupancy pricing.  The lists seem to use Euros in
the specific listings, but $US in the general listing (my apologies
for the terribly long URLs):

EL BOSQUE GOLF COUNTRY CLUB
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=VLC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=47310&disp_start=4&available=Y&hot_name=EL%20BOSQUE%20GOLF%20COUNTRY%20CLUB&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=CARRETERA%20DE%20GODELLETA%20KM%2041&ht_cty_add=Valencia%20Spain%2046370%20%20&ht_logo=ht_uilogo.jpg&amn_list=Y%20Y%20Y%20N%20Y%20Y%20N%20Y%20Y%20N%20Y%20N&hot_location=CARRETERA%20DE%20GODELLE
A,%20Valencia%20Spain%2046370,%20%20%20&geo_cd=&amn_phone=34%2096%201808000&amn_fax=34%2096%201808001&list_page=1&amn_room_floors=31%20Rooms&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=VLC&prop_cd=47310&rate_for_ckb=86.48&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=4&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088334868425805082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd

CATALONIA EXCELSIOR HOTEL
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=VLC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=36257&disp_start=8&available=Y&hot_name=CATALONIA%20EXCELSIOR%20HOTEL&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=C%20BARCELONINA%205%2046002%20VALENCIA&ht_cty_add=Spain%20%20&ht_logo=ht_uilogo.jpg&amn_list=Y%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20Y%20N%20N%20N%20Y&hot_location=C%20BARCELONINA%205,%20Spain,%20%20%20&geo_cd=&
mn_phone=0034%20096-3514612&amn_fax=0034%20096-3523478&list_page=1&amn_room_floors=81%20Rooms&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=VLC&prop_cd=36257&rate_for_ckb=86.29&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=8&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088334882176805082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd

HESPERIA ALICANTE GOLF SPA HT
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=ALC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=32445&disp_start=11&available=Y&hot_name=HESPERIA%20ALICANTE%20GOLF%20SPA%20HT&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=AVDA%20DE%20LAS%20NACIONES%20S%20N%2003540%20ALICANTE&ht_cty_add=Spain%20%20&ht_logo=ht_uilogo.jpg&amn_list=Y%20Y%20Y%20Y%20N%20Y%20N%20Y%20Y%20Y%20Y%20N&hot_location=AVDA%20DE%20LAS%20NACIO
ES%20S%20N,%20Spain,%20%20%20&geo_cd=&amn_phone=34%2096%205235000&amn_fax=34%2096%205268242&list_page=1&amn_room_floors=156%20Rooms%20%2f%204%20Floors&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=ALC&prop_cd=32445&rate_for_ckb=73.44&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=11&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088334892434605082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd

EXPO HOTEL VALENCIA
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=VLC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=23408&disp_start=12&available=Y&hot_name=EXPO%20HOTEL%20VALENCIA&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=AVENIDA%20PIO%20XII%204%20&ht_cty_add=46009%20Valencia%20Spain%20%20&ht_logo=ht_uilogo.jpg&amn_list=Y%20Y%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20Y%20N%20N%20N%20{}&hot_location=AVENIDA%20PIO%20XII%204,%2046009%20Valencia%
0Spain,%20%20%20&geo_cd=&amn_phone=96-347-0909&amn_fax=96-348-3181&list_page=1&amn_room_floors=400%20Rooms%20%2f%2011%20Floors&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=UI&city_cd=VLC&prop_cd=23408&rate_for_ckb=75.27&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=12&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088334896024105082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd

EXPRESS BY HI SAN LUIS
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=HI&city_cd=VLC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=54776&disp_start=20&available=Y&hot_name=EXPRESS%20BY%20HI%20SAN%20LUIS&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=AVENIDA%20DE%20AUSIA%20MARCH%2099%20VALENCIA%2046013&ht_cty_add=Spain%20%20&ht_logo=ht_hilogo.gif&amn_list=N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20Y%20Y%20Y%20Y%20N&hot_location=AVENIDA%20DE%20AUSIA%20MARCH%20
9,%20Spain,%20%20%20&geo_cd=&amn_phone=34-963063000&amn_fax=34-963063040&list_page=2&amn_room_floors=125%20Rooms%20%2f%206%20Floors&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=HI&city_cd=VLC&prop_cd=54776&rate_for_ckb=61.51&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=20&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088416599948305082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd

TRYP AZAFATA
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=ME&city_cd=VLC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=24670&disp_start=28&available=Y&hot_name=TRYP%20AZAFATA&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=AUTOPISTA%20AEROPUERTO%20SN%20&ht_cty_add=Manises%2046940%20Valencia%20Spain%20%20&ht_logo=ht_melogo.gif&amn_list=Y%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20Y%20N%20N%20N%20{}&hot_location=AUTOPISTA%20AEROPUERTO%20SN,%20Manises%
046940%20Valencia%20Spain,%20%20%20&geo_cd=&amn_phone=34-96-1546100&amn_fax=34-96-1532019&list_page=3&amn_room_floors=128%20Rooms%20%2f%202%20Floors&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=ME&city_cd=VLC&prop_cd=24670&rate_for_ckb=61.50&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=28&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088425309098005082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd

NH CIUDAD DE VALENCIA
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=NS&city_cd=VLC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=23377&disp_start=29&available=Y&hot_name=NH%20CIUDAD%20DE%20VALENCIA&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=AVENIDA%20DEL%20PUERTO%20214%20&ht_cty_add=46023%20Valencia%20Spain%20%20&ht_logo=ht_nslogo.gif&amn_list=Y%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20Y%20N%20N%20N%20{}&hot_location=AVENIDA%20DEL%20PUERTO%20214,%20460
3%20Valencia%20Spain,%20%20%20&geo_cd=&amn_phone=34%2096%20330%207500&amn_fax=34%2096%20330%209864&list_page=3&amn_room_floors=149%20Rooms&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=NS&city_cd=VLC&prop_cd=23377&rate_for_ckb=109.24&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=29&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088425312508405082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd

EXPRESS LAS ARTES
http://webcenter.travelocity.netscape.com/hotsdisp.ctl?ht_ch_cd=NS&city_cd=VLC&hrn_id=&show_vr_info=0&prop_cd=57133&disp_start=30&available=Y&hot_name=EXPRESS%20LAS%20ARTES&cur_cd=USD&ht_st_add=INSTITUTO%20OBRERO%2026%20VALENCIA%2046013&ht_cty_add=Spain%20%20&ht_logo=ht_nslogo.gif&amn_list=Y%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20N%20Y%20Y%20N%20Y%20N&hot_location=INSTITUTO%20OBRERO%2026,%20Spain,%20%20%20&geo_cd=
amn_phone=34%2096%20335%206062&amn_fax=34%2096%20333%204683&list_page=3&amn_room_floors=121%20Rooms%20%2f%206%20Floors&xrate_code=&type_for_ckb=SAB&ht_ch_cd=NS&city_cd=VLC&prop_cd=57133&rate_for_ckb=73.44&cur_cd=USD&disp_start=30&pgdName=hotslist&SEQ=102088425316297205082002&LANG=EN&last_pgd_page=hotslist.pgd


I hope this helps you plan your vacation!  Have a great time!

missy-ga

In agreement with the comment, a job well done. Wish Google would do
something about NOT messing up quoted URLs. :-)

Pretty exhaustive answer, missy-ga. Great job!

Radio Ga-Ga

If Google can't keep the links in one piece, you can try

http://makeashorterlink.com/

This site takes a very long link and makes it shorter.  It's
commercial, but it's worked for me.

sagwalla-ga

Is there any particular reason for you to fly with British Airways?
I'm British and like most of my fellow-Brits try to avoid them where
possible because they are much, much more expensive than their rivals.

At the moment there is an aviation price war taking place in Britain
between a number of low-cost airlines and you can book flights with
them over the Internet. The only drawback is that they don't fly to
all the airports so you would have to fly to another airport then
continue by road or rail - but the savings could be worth it.

Please have a look at the Easyjet site for this: 
www.easyjet.com

They don't fly to Valencia but do fly to Madrid and a return fare is
45 pounds on the outward journey and 65 pounds on the return. Since
this is almost less than half of the BA price it might be worthwhile
taking it and then travelling by road to Valencia.

Or look at the www.go-fly.com for journeys on your day from London
Stansted to Alicante.

Hello Glyn,

The reason being is that this was a bonus trip to a staff member that
is usually arranged by BA for us.  Having club membership was assumed
to get a better deal than most of the competitors in overall price,
but it doesn't seem like it.

I will have a response from BA this evening and compare it to easyjet.
 I've gotten to know about easyjet via their Internet EasyEverything
which is likely going to be, as you've stated, a better deal by saving
more than half.

I sure appreciate the valuble comment and would like to give BA the
benefit of the doubt. ;-)

/Lizardnation

And a good site that has information on every airlines flight is
www.deckchair.com  which includes airlines such as Lufthansa that you
might otherwise not have considered.

Glyn, How can the easyjet flights to Madrid be cheaper at £45.00 and
£65.00 for each sector (total £110.00) when the original answer gave
BA at £109.00.  Plus easyjet charge credit card fees (which BA don't)
and they only fly to Madrid so you then have the 200 or so miles to go
by road (not very nice in the heat!) so the added cost of a bus ticket
or rental car and meals and drinks along the way as easyjet do not
provide free meals or drinks on the planes.

I am a travel agent and if I had given that advice to a client I think
I would have lost my job!

For hotels, a very good website is www.needahotel.com - lots of
pictures, detailed descriptions of the properties and location maps
too.  All bookable on-line.