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Our regular flights from London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX) mean exploring the wonders of California couldn’t be easier.
Create the ultimate road trip experience and head down the famed Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most scenic routes on the West Coast.
Create the ultimate road trip experience and head down the famed Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most scenic routes on the West Coast.
Famed for its connection to Hollywood and the celebrities which tag alongside, Los Angeles is perhaps overlooked as a city of culture and beauty. Look behind the glamourous façade and find out what makes LA tick.
Los Angeles is a sprawling city, made up of many different towns and small cities. Stretching from the beautiful beachfront paradises of Santa Monica and Venice to the artistic enclave of Silver Lake and suburban Eagle Rock. There are amazing museums and cultural hotspots dotted all over the city, like the Grecian beauty of the Getty Villa and the kitsch Hollywood Bowl. Find out about prehistoric California at the La Brea Tar Pits, before heading to Koreatown for amazing food and hip bars. Discover why Downtown is now a trendsetting place to be, with its many bars and cool hotels. But don’t be afraid to venture further out, into the rolling parkland of Griffith Park in the north, where you will find a stunning view from the Griffith Observatory across LA’s vast expanse.
Combine flights + hotel with British Airways to create a brilliant holiday on the west coast. Los Angeles has it all – stunning beaches, the glitz of Tinsel Town, superb restaurants and brilliant shopping. Don’t miss a trip to the iconic Disneyland®.
Our flexible car hire, in partnership with Avis, gives you the freedom to create your own itinerary around LA’s sprawling city streets. Wind your way around the Hollywood Hills, take in the view from Griffiths Park or visit Santa Monica Beach.
In September, foodies get their fill at Los Angeles’ biggest food festival. Then, get ready to be scared as October brings Halloween’s shenanigans. November is a great month in LA, lots of great shows, an ice rink and the holiday season is around the corner. Happy thanksgiving.
Over Labor Day weekend, bring your appetite to Los Angeles, as The Taste is in town. Stroll around the Paramount Pictures lot over 2 to 4 September to see food demos from top chefs and sample some of the best food and wine on the west coast. Throughout September and beyond, life-size and life-like dinosaurs take over the LA Zoo. At Dinosaurs: Unextinct at the L.A. Zoo, 17 animatronic beasts are brought back to ‘life’ in this amazing kid’s exhibit. Don’t miss the 94th annual LA County Fair in Pomona – with rides, games and fun for all the family from 2 to 24 September. From high-octane attractions to super gooey food, this is an American classic. And finally, Icelandic art-rockers Sigur Rós take over the Hollywood Bowl on 24 September for an unforgettable show with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
Join Kanye West when The Saint Pablo Tour stops at the LA Forum on 29 October. Back on the road after five years, Kanye is sure to put himself back on the map with a show stopping live performance. Get into the Halloween spirit at the Hollywood Pantages theatre on 30 October at Alice Cooper. Spend a night with the pioneer of shock-rock, as you celebrate all things horror - drawing inspiration from movies, vaudeville and garage rock for the ultimate Halloween eve party. Then, on the 31 October join the largest street party in the world, the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, which starts at Santa Monica Boulevard. This is one of the biggest events of the year and crowds of up to 500,000 come along to see the parade.
Starting the month with a fantastic new show at Los Angeles’s Hollywood Pantages, Hedwig and the Angry Inch comes on tour (1 to 27 November) from its Tony award-winning run on Broadway. Starring an East German transgender rock star, it is a heartbreaking and hilarious musical not to be missed. With the arrival of the outdoor Holiday Ice Rink at Pershing Square, it is definitely the beginning of the festive period. From 10 November, and throughout the holidays, you can skate the night away in style at Downtown’s Pershing Square. Then, enjoy a festive favourite transformed – the Hip Hop Nutcracker at The Saban on 17 and 18 November is a treat for all the family – with a modern twist. And finally, the LA Auto Show sees the Los Angeles Convention Center turned into a giant garage full of high-end motors between 18 and 27 November.
Downtown Los Angeles has undergone a cultural rebirth in recent years, it is no longer the stuffy business-heavy district it once was. DTLA, as its acronym suggests, is a hip and urban space with a lot to see and do. The Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall has striking modern architecture. Journey through the Art District’s wildly-decorated buildings on your way to Koreatown for a bite to eat. Downtown is also home to LA Live, an entertainment complex key to the area’s new success. Stay at The Standard, Downtown for one of the best bars in town – The Standard Biergarten.
On 27 August 1965, Elvis met The Beatles for the first and only time. High Life discovers what really happened on that historic night in Los Angeles.
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