As part of booking roundtrip flights which depart from US airports, Orbitz is pleased to offer airline tickets on American Airlines, which operates a daily non-stop flight from Shannon, Ireland (SNN) to Boston (BOS) regularly scheduled to depart at 1:15pm and arrive at 3:15pm. Usually an Airbus A330 is flown for this route. The average travel time from Shannon, Ireland to Boston, MA is 7 hours.*

* Some flights must connect with additional service on this airline.

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Regularly Scheduled Flights to Boston (BOS) from Shannon, Ireland (SNN)
				Daily Non-Stops		Select Non-Stop		Earliest Flight		Last Flight
	American Airlines			1		-		1:15pm		1:15pm
	Aer Lingus			1		-		1:15pm		1:15pm

During your Boston vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:

Museum of Afro-American History
The final stop on the Black Heritage Trail, this museum offers a comprehensive look at the history and contributions of blacks in Boston and Massachusetts. It occupies the recently restored Abiel Smith School (1834), the first American public grammar school for African-American children, and the African Meeting House, 8 Smith Court. Changing and permanent exhibits use art, artifacts, documents, historic photographs, and other objects -- including many family heirlooms -- to explore an important era that often takes a back seat in Revolutionary War-obsessed New England. Children enjoy the interactive touch-screen displays and multimedia presentations, and the patient, enthusiastic staff helps them put the exhibits in context. The oldest standing black church in the United States, the meeting house opened in 1806. William Lloyd Garrison founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society in this building, where Frederick Douglass made some of his great abolitionist speeches. Once known as the "Black Faneuil Hall," it also schedules lectures, concerts, and church meetings.

Boston Massacre Site
A ring of cobblestones on a traffic island marks the location of the skirmish that helped consolidate the spirit of rebellion in the colonies. On March 5, 1770, angered at the presence of royal troops in Boston, colonists threw snowballs, garbage, rocks, and other debris at a group of redcoats. The soldiers panicked and fired into the crowd, killing five men. Their graves, including that of Crispus Attucks, the first black man to die in the Revolution, are in the Old Granary Burying Ground.To continue on the Freedom Trail: Turn left onto Congress Street and walk down the hill.

Old South Meeting House
Look for the clock tower that tops this religious and political gathering place, best known as the site of an important event leading to the Revolution. On December 16, 1773, a restive crowd of several thousand, too big to fit into Faneuil Hall, gathered here. They were waiting for word from the governor about whether three ships full of tea -- priced to undercut the cost of smuggled tea and force the colonists to trade with merchants approved by the Crown -- would be sent back to England from Boston. The ships were not, and revolutionaries poorly disguised as Mohawks cast the tea into the harbor. The meeting house commemorates that uprising, the Boston Tea Party. You can even see a vial of the tea. An interactive multimedia exhibit, Voices of Protest, tells the story of the events that took place here.Originally built in 1670 and replaced by the current structure in 1729, the building underwent extensive renovations in the 1990s. In 1872, the devastating fire that destroyed most of downtown stopped at Old South, a phenomenon considered evidence of the building's power.The meeting house frequently schedules speeches, readings, panel discussions, and children's activities, often with a colonial theme. Each December, it stages a reenactment of the debate that led to the tea party. Call ahead or check the website for schedules.Exit through the gift shop and look across Milk Street to see Benjamin Franklin's birthplace. Franklin, the 15th child of Josiah Franklin, was born in 1706 in a little house at 17 Milk St. The house is long gone, but look across at the second floor of what's now 1 Milk St. When the building went up after the fire of 1872, the architect guaranteed that the Founding Father wouldn't be forgotten: A bust and the words BIRTHPLACE OF FRANKLIN adorn the facade.To continue on the Freedom Trail: Backtrack on Washington Street (passing Spring Lane, one of the first streets in Boston and originally the site of a real spring) to State Street.

Make your reservations for discount hotel rooms in the Boston area, including:

Marriott Residence Inn Boston Harbor
Combining the familiar suburban brand and a prime urban location, the Residence Inn opened in 2003. It's the only chain hotel in Charlestown, and easy access to water transportation (especially in warm weather, when the water taxi stops at the hotel dock) makes it competitive with far more expensive downtown properties. Adjacent to the Charlestown Navy Yard, the hotel (which accommodates many guests on extended stays) consists of studio and one- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens; many have harbor views. Even the smallest units, the studio suites, are generous in size. The lobby pool and fitness room adjoin the hotel dock and offer water views. Views from higher floors of the eight-story building are spectacular; the few units that don't overlook the harbor face the Zakim-Bunker Hill Bridge, the Charles River, and what remains of the Big Dig. My favorites are the east-facing rooms on the second floor, with huge windows that allow just-close-enough views of the action on the water. Patrons tend to be business travelers on weeknights and (especially in the summer) families on weekends. Prices listed here are for 1 to 4 nights; longer stays mean ever-greater discounts.

Fifteen Beacon
Nonstop pampering, high-tech amenities, and outrageously luxurious rooms make this boutique hotel the name to drop with the expense-be-hanged set. The 10-story hotel has attracted demanding travelers, especially businesspeople, since it opened in 2000. Management bends over backward to keep them returning, with attentive service and lavish perks -- for instance, at check-in, guests receive business cards listing the personal phone and fax numbers that they'll have during their stay. The individually decorated rooms contain queen-size canopy beds with Italian linens (300 thread count, of course), surround-sound stereo systems, gas fireplaces, and 4-inch TVs in the bathroom. "Studio" units have a sitting area. The lobby restaurant, though overpriced and a bit cramped, is one of the best places in the city to see (or be) movers and shakers, especially at breakfast.

Best Western Hotel Tria
This four-story establishment underwent a $3 million renovation in 2003. It offers a sophisticated blend of chain-motel convenience and boutique-hotel features -- such as a "soap menu." Guest rooms are spacious, with sleek but comfy contemporary furnishings, and are at least one floor up from the busy street. Room rates include 30 free minutes of local phone calls. The commercial neighborhood is nothing to write home about, but the pool and free parking and breakfast help make up for the less-than-scenic location. A 2 1/2-mile jogging trail circles Fresh Pond, across the street. There's a restaurant next door and a shopping center with a 10-screen movie theater nearby. Boston is about a 15-minute drive or a 30-minute T ride away; Lexington and Concord are less than a half-hour away by car.