London 2 for 1 question
 

I have seen the London 2 for 1 mentioned on this site. I have gone to the Days Out Guide to try to claim this (we will be traveling by train from Edinburgh).

I am not having much luck with this site--is the offer only good for UK citizens? It appears that way to me--but it seems others (not necessarily from UK) have gotten 2 for 1 deals with success.

Thanks for any advice.

Offers are good for anyone. What's the problem?

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is the offer only good for UK citizens?
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in the western world, i have never encountered separate pricing or deals for citizens vs non-citizens. it just does not happen. how would a clerk determine citizenship? we don't carry around our birth certificates or passports.

and i do know for a fact that this deal is open to all who follow the rules of the deal.

As I recall (which may be faulty,) I think when you register to get the 2-for-1 the address format looked like they only accepted UK addresses. I just put my London flat address in.

I put my US address in, even though it didn't exactly match the format. I printed coupons with no problem.

We fly out today, so I haven't tried to use them yet.

Sheila

When you register, if it will not accept your US address, put in the one where you'll be staying - hotel, apartment, etc.

You can use your US address. When you get to the list of counties, select OTHER from the pull down menu, on the next line , in the county box, fill in USA . Make sure you fill in all the other blanks..I always forget to put in 0 children.

<in the western world, i have never encountered separate pricing or deals for citizens vs non-citizens.>

it happens routinely at museums in Europe - senior rates, etc. may well only apply - i've seen this on museum ticket windows in France and Italy for example. "Only applies to EU residents" - it would be easy to say the same for 2 for 1 - UK ID needed.

Italian trains are so cheap that i've read they are considering issuing a card only to residents that would keep the rates low for them and soak others for example

Paris' Carte Orange appears to ultimately be only for Ile de France residents as this highly subsidized pass to knock people out of their cars and onto public transporation is not designed for tourists, who, under a new proposed plan would no longer qualify.

Thanks for the responses. Chalk this up to user error.

I tried again, this time completing the member log in first with my US address. Then made my selections; made sure to complete the "0" kids (think I omitted that once). Went smoothly and printed out my coupons.

Thanks! On my way to London!!

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"Only applies to EU residents" - it would be easy to say the same for 2 for 1 - UK ID needed.
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residency and citizenship are two different things. we were talking about citizenship. i don't think you will find any deals that depend on citizenship (at least in europe or other reaches of the western world). as i said, it just doesn't happen.

as for residency, many of us in the UK do not carry any ID that indicates our citizenship OR residency. there is nothing in my wallet that indicates my address or what my residency or citizenship status is. i do have a driving licence but, like most, i do not carry it.

i the UK i have never seen any deal that would concern any tourist that depends on residency status.

i am not aware of any status called 'EU residency' and i have no idea what this means. but maybe i'm just ignorant and someone else can enlighten me. i would i know how to prove that i have this status. as far as i know, each eu country deals with questions of residency internally and one's residency status has no bearing within the EU (unlike citizenship). in the uk 'residency' could mean many different things depending on the context.

even if i am carrying my british passport on my trip to italy or france, this does not prove that i am an 'EU resident' (or a UK resident). the passport does not indicate one's residency status nor does it have an address on it. since citizenship is apparently irrelevant to these discounts (as are things like being able to register for a GP in the UK), i would need to go further to prove my residency. usually government benefits are not available to non-residents, even if they are citizens.

so why don't they just offer the same deals without regard to silly things like some vague notion of 'residency'?

I don't know if it's residency or citizenship but i've seen a list of countries on museums or castles or whatever in France that list certain countries' residents or whatever have you getting say the senior ticket rate. I suppose to get the rate they may ask for proof of citizenship, etc.

don't know how they do it but do know that i, as a US citizen did not qualify for discounts not just EU nations got but a list of others that have reciprical agreements with France.