Hot Deals & Fam Trips

Fam Trip-Italy
Trip: Seven nights at a luxury hotel in Bologna with full-day visits to Florence, Venice and Verona.
Departure: Sept. 15 from New York to Bologna via Eurofly.
Sponsor: Europe at Cost, New York.
Cost: 25% off guaranteed departure prices, which start at $2,595 per person, double. Includes air, hotel, daily breakfast, one lunch, guided tours of a cheese factory and a wine estate and local taxes.
Noteworthy: This trip is only for agents. Airport taxes not included.
Contact: (800) 322-3876 ; e-mail: [email protected]

Hot deals
Walking in the Northern Dolomites
8 days from £599pp inc flights and half board
One of Italy’s most scenic mountain regions, the Dolomites are a walker’s dream with their jagged peaks, sheer limestone walls and colourful rocks. This week-long holiday is based in the village of Dobbiaco and offers moderate walking (around 5 hours per day) on good paths and well trodden tracks.

Walking in the Western Dolomites
This walking holiday is based in the town of Val di Fassa and offers 3 grades of walking – 1, 2 and 3 – ensuring there is something for everyone. There is a mix of high and low altitude paths and chairlifts are sometimes used to get even higher up into the mountains.

Via Ferrata in the Dolomites
8 days from £775pp inc flights, half board and instruction
Via Ferrata in the Dolomites was originally built for soldiers to traverse the mountains in the First World War. Consisting of ladders and cables attached to rock faces, the network allows climbers to ‘clip on’ and , with the help of expert guides, go where normally only expert climbers can go. This week-long trip, based in Cortina in the heart of the Dolomites, gives participants a thrilling experience, with full instruction, to get unrivalled views and access to mountain walking paths. No experience is required. For details and bookings, call Waymark Holidays on 0870 950 9800 or visit www.waymarkholidays.com

Rome
Tourcrafters is trimming prices on Italian hotel stays for the peak summer season. Pay for three nights and get a fourth night free at Rome’s three-star Hotel Brasile  or at the five-star Hotel Parco dei Principi  between July 1 and Aug. 31. Similar deals are available at seven other four- and five-star hotels in Rome. Free nights also are available at hotels in Florence and Venice.

Tuscany
Florence from £52 per room per night, room only at the 4* B&H Hotel Diplomat. A charming, centrally located hotel, near the Duomo and the Uffizi Gallery, with a stylish cocktail bar and lounge and comfortable rooms, all with balconies giving guests wonderful views of the city. All fares quoted include taxes. All offers are subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply. Book on http://www.opodo.co.uk/  or call  0871 277 0090 (flights, hotels, city breaks and tours), 0870 013 0532 for package holidays or 0870 1122442 for long haul holidays.

The Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort  located in the Maremma area of Italy’s Tuscany region, has created a summer package priced from about $272 per day or $1,246 per week, double. The 140-room property features a spa; six outdoor and two indoor pools; a traditional Roman bath house; fitness center; tennis court; hair salon; putting green; boutique; and art gallery. The package includes daily breakfast, use of the gym and spa facilities and guided morning hikes. To book the package, fax (011) 564 600-836. For further information visit www.termedisaturnia.it/en