Wanderlust World Wanderlust World TourCrafters provides tour packages with an emphasis on Italy and Europe that include discount deals. An example deal is the nine-day "Italy by Train" tour. This discount tour includes round-trip airfare from New York to Rome, hotel accommodations, train tickets, daily buffet breakfast and half-day tours of Rome, Florence and Venice. The September 2010 listed price is $1,115; this is double-occupancy and doesn't include all taxes and fees. Book your tour online or through the toll-free number.
TourCrafters
28085 North Ashley Circle
Unit 202
Libertyville, IL 60048
800-621-2259
tourcrafters.com
Italia Tours bills itself as a primary resource for low-cost Italian tours. A best seller is the Rome, Florence and Venice nine-day escorted tour. This tour includes four-star hotel accommodations, daily buffet breakfast, four dinners, deluxe motor coach transportation, entrance fees and additional visits to Padua, Assisi and Siena. The listed price is $2,006, as of September 2010; this is double-occupancy and doesn't include all taxes and fees. If you are interested in escorted day trips rather than an entire package, Italia Tours provides tours departing from Rome to destinations such as Pompeii, Capri and Ostia Antica. Book tours online or through the toll-free number.
Italia Tours
EuroQuest Travel Group
P.O. Box 5209
Hoboken, NJ 07030
800-283-7262
italiatours.com
The Liberty Travel website guarantees the best prices for both luxury and discount vacations and offers to beat competitors' prices by $10 for adults and $5 for children, as of September 2010. An example package is the Northern Italy's Highlights and Cinque Terre escorted tour. This tour begins in Milan and includes travel to Parma, Turin and the Cinque Terre. Activities include guided sightseeing, cheese, wine and balsamic vinegar tasting, and a boat ride. The package includes accommodations and ground transportation but not airfare. However, the website offers a bonus saving of $350 per couple.
Liberty Travel
888-271-1584
libertytravel.com