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 Germany’s capital city should unquestionably be on every History student’s bucket list. Nine times larger than Paris, bursting with history, culture and art, Berlin is every bit as epic as a Society weekend trip should be.

Experience this spectacular four-night trip to Berlin with all your friends for incredible value of just £249. This price includes all flights and airport transfers, four nights award-winning accommodation in the centre of Berlin with breakfast included as standard.

Sold Out

This trip is SOLD OUT. Do not attempt to buy any more tickets.

This trip has sold out! We do normally have one or two people drop out of the trip, so if you'd still really like to come add you name to the waiting list. To do that please email your full name, student number and phone number to thmartin1995@gmail.com.

What's included with the ticket?

Your £249 ticket buys you:

1. All flights and transfers from the door of the Students' Union to the Centre of Berlin and back again.

2. Four nights award-winning accommodation in the trendy Friedrichshain district in the Centre of Berlin, with complete access to all hotel facilities.

3. All-you-can-eat buffet breakfast every morning.

Tell me about the accommodation

The accommodation we've chosen is the hugely accredited PLUS Berlin Hotel/Hostel. This newly refurbished hotel is located in a historic school building in Berlin's trendy Friedrichshain district opposite the Warschauer Strasse Train Station. All rooms are newly refurbished en-suite of four or six, exclusively for use by students on this trip. All rooms come with linen, air-conditioning, a private en-suite and large lockers.

As a guest you have full access to all the facilities including:

• Indoor pool and sauna
• Free WiFi throughout the building
• In-house Bar and Restaurant
• Free daily yoga session
• Outdoor courtyard
• 24 hour reception
• Insured lockers
• Daily cleaning service
• Luggage storage
• A games room
• Saftey deposit boxes

The Hotel is also completely disabled friendly.

What are the optional extras I can buy?

Offical Bar Crawl Ticket £25 (with a free History Society on Tour T-shirt)

Bag yourself an amazing night out to remember in Berlin. Your bar crawl ticket guarantees you entry and loads of free shots at four amazing Berlin bars and a prominent central nightclub. Oh and it's a History Society on Tour T-shirt for you to treasure forever!

Travel Insurance Policy

We advise you take out our in house recommended low cost travel insurance policy. This will protect you against the possibility that something goes wrong and you miss the flight home, lose or damage something valuable or suffer an injury and find yourself out of pocket. You can look at and apply for that travel insurance here.

What's the trip itinerary?

Thursday 25 February 2016

11:30 Meeting point at Y Stiwdio, first floor CUSU Building.

12:00 Transfer departure to Bristol Airport

17:40 Take-off Bristol to Berlin Schoenefeld

20:40 Landing in Berlin Schoenefeld

21:30 Check-in at Berlin Hotel

Friday 26 February 2016

12:00 Trip to East SIde Gallery (Free)

Saturday 27 February 2016

12:15 Trip to the Reichstag (Free)

18:00 Bar Crawl (£25)

Sunday 28 February 2016

13:00 Holocaust Memorial Museum (Free)

Monday 29 February 2016

12:00 Trip to the TV Tower (€13)

16:00 Meet in hotel reception for airport transfer

21:10 Takeoff from Berlin Schoenefled

22:20 Laning at Bristol

22:30 Airport Transfer to Cardiff

23:30 Arrival in Cardiff

What are you waiting for?! Fequently Asked Questions

This trip is organised by the Students' Union on behalf of History Society, equating to very low prices, great value and organisation you can trust!

1. Can people who are not CU students come on this trip?

Yes, but priority will be given to History Society members. If after Christmas 2015 tickets remain unsold and with the permission of History Society non-CU students can come on this trip if accompanied by a Cardiff University Student. They will have to create a guest account on this website to book.

2. Is this trip suitable for children/families? Is there a reduced rate for children?

No - children are not permitted on this trip. Although the Students' Union are planning future trips with a set number of family rooms and exploring other options that would make our trips more inclusive for families and young children, this trip isn't suitable for them. Large numbers of mature students frequently sign up to Society trips, but the majority make up of the trip are students aged 18 - 25.

3. I'm having trouble signing up online. What do I do?

One possible reason for this is that the Students' Union finance system becomes much more strict for products exceeding £100. If your address, or any given details, don't exactly match the ones orginally given when you signed up for the card/account... the system will become very sassy with you. If you're having difficulties making payment through cardiffstudents.com please email SUFinance@cardiff.ac.uk and CC Giveitago@cardiff.ac.uk into the email. Ultimately it is possible to pay in person at the finance office of the Students' Union and there are no such difficulties with that payment method!

4. I don't know if I need a visa. Help!

If you are a UK/EU citizen, you do not require a visa to travel to Germany, but you do need a passport to prove that you are, in fact, a UK/EU citizen. If you are not a UK/EU citizen it is likely that you will require a visa and we advise you to read the advice in the next few titles down and engage with thorough independent research to make yourself aware of the process of applying.

5. What is the deadline for this trip?

For students who do not require a visa, there is no deadline for this trip. There are 40 places and when the tickets are gone, they're gone. Email giveitago@cardiff.ac.uk for an up-to-date figure of how many tickets are left. For international students who require a visa, the safe deadline to sign up to the trips allowing time to apply to the visa is Christmas 2015. Any sign ups made after that date, we will happily provide visa evidence for, but the risk of your visa not arriving in time becomes ever more real (it has happened in the past and students have lost money).

If you have any other enquiries please email Giveitago@cardiff.ac.uk and we'll get back to you within 1-2 working days!

Important Terms and Conditions

N.B. YOU MUST BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE DATA YOU ARE ENTERING AT THE TRIP CHECK-OUT IS ACCURATE DOWN TO THE LAST LETTER AND NUMBER. ANY DISCREPENCY BETWEEN YOUR PASSPORT AND BOARDING CARD WILL MEAN YOU INCUR HEAVY CHARGES OR WILL BE DENIED BOARDING ACCESS.

You should be aware of the following details:

Passports

- This trip requires you to undertake an international trip. You are required to have a valid and in-date passport for this trip. British citizens do not require a visa, but require a passport to prove that they are in fact a British citizen. Please ensure your passport is valid and in-date before you book onto this trip.

- It is certain that your passport will be checked on both departure and return from the UK.

Baggage Restrictions

- All passengers are restricted to one cabin bag per person. This bag must not exceed the maximum size of 56 x 45 x 25cm including handles and wheels. There is no weight restriction on the bag but you must be able to lift it into the overhead compartment. There are very strict restrictions on what can be taken onboard the aircraft.

Please look at the Easyjet guidelines for more information: http://www.easyjet.com/en/help/preparing-to-fly/baggage

Refunds

- This general trip ticket and all added extras are strictly non-refundable, so please be absolutely certain that you're free for the dates of the trip.

Transfers

- It is not possible to transfer tickets once purchased because we will have passed your details onto the airline.

Travel insurance and European Health Insurance Cards

- We would strongly advise you to take out personal travel insurance for this trip to cover your personal property, money, passports, medical expenses and repatriation if necessary. The Students' Union itself has public liability insurance, but that won't help you in the least unless your loss is directly attributable to our negligence. Applying for an EHIC if you don't already have one will be a good idea as well, but this will only cover the most basic of medical treatment.

EasyJet Terms and Conditions

- Both we and you are bound by the terms and conditions of our flights carrier Easyjet. You can find those terms and conditions here.

Students' Union and Hotel Terms and Conditions

- This is a Students' Union trip, organised directly by the Give it a Go Team. In terms of rules and expected conduct, whilst on this trip you are in effect inside the Students' Union Building and subject to University Regulations. By signing up to this trip you are agreeing to both the Students' Union code of conduct and the house rules for the Hotel. Any infringement of which may provoke academic consequences for you. Students' Union Code of Conduct

There are only a certain number of tickets available for this trip. You have the option of paying a £100 deposit to secure your place. A second installment of £50 would be due no later than 1st December 2015, with the remaining £99 being due no later than 15th January 2016.

All deposits paid are strictly non-refundable. Please be absolutely sure you can commit to this trip before you pay.

Once you've paid your deposit you can pay the remaining amount by clicking here.

International Students and Visas

N.B. The cut off point for international students wishing to sign up to this trip is Christmas 2015. This is seven weeks before departure to ensure sufficient time for you to process your own visa application.

Students should be advised that this trip obviously requires them to be able to travel outside the UK. It is the responsibility of individual students to seek appropriate advice, visas and passport documentation for this purpose.

The Students’ Union and its staff are not insured to advise students with regard to visas or the visa process. The Students’ Union will not check that you have the appropriate documentation and assumes no responsibility for the consequences of failing to make arrangements.

It is the student’s responsibility to ascertain whether they require a visa or passport documentation. In the event that they do, they should be advised that visas can take extended periods of time to process and usually require a not-insignificant charge (a Schengen visa for example is priced at £40 - £60).

In addition, individuals should be made aware that once booked, this trip is strictly non-refundable.

Final Year International Students who are in the UK on a study visa and who have less than 6 months on their study visa at the time of this trip, should be advised that some embassies, e.g. TLS, the French Consulate, will refuse to process a visa application for them.

We have been instructed by the International Student Support Office of Cardiff University to direct students who require visa advice to their online information. The International Student Support Office of Cardiff University may be contacted themselves for general information, but have said that they cannot assist students with the process and like the Students' Union, will not provide specific advice.

Students' Union Visa Guidance

The general approach when applying for a Schengen visa is to to apply to the embassy of the 'main country of destination' which for this trip in isolation will be the German Embassy.

As of 1 March 2015 all visa applications to Germany can only be made by an 'in-person' appointment at the VF Services in London and Edinburgh. I.e. you will not be able to make a visa application to the German consulate in Cardiff, you will have to go to the nearest office (London) in person after making an appointment with the VFS office.

More information is available following this link.

You can make an appointment with VFS following this link.

You can apply for a Schengen visa within three months of the inteneded date of travel. Assuming there are no problems, the application itself can take up to 15 working days to process - but longer if you supply incompete documents or the embasy has a query with your application. We've placed a suggested cut off point for international students to sign up to this trip of Christmas 2015.

The application itself generally has a fee attached to it of between £40 - £60 but this does not include the costs you will incur travelling to London.

Visa Documents the Students' Union can provide

The application will require you to supply a number of documents, some of which the Students' Union can supply for you. You should research this thoroughly yourself before you travel to London to make the application to avoid wasted time and money. Click here for more information on short-stay document requirements.