"Debra Weber Kurt Weber" <> wrote in message
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> I research packages, just as you do. I would have to say that the vast
> majority of airfare and hotel packages include a single destination. That
is
> my experience. If you are aware of packages that are for multiple cities,
I
> would really like to know about them.
> Thanks,
> d.
Well, Aliltalia has quite a long list of hotels in many cities throughout
Italy and allows you to put together your own do-it-yourself package at a
price quite a bit less than you would pay on your own for the same hotels,
though the savings are not as great as those I have described before and
they do require a (I think) three-day stay in Rome, Venice, or Milan. If
their list happens to have hotels that you like, then it is apparently a
pretty good deal, although I have not used it myself. Try their website:
http://www.alitaliausa.com/vacations/independent.asp
I am not sure without checking, but I think gotoday.com has multi-city
packages as well, though the level of their accommodations might not be to
your taste, since they are very much an economy outfit.
I should think you could find a number of three-city (or more) packages as
long as you stick to the main cities (Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Milan,
etc.) but would have trouble if you want to include smaller cities and
towns.
We prefer to split the difference. We use a package deal to get a good price
on airfare and essentially free accommodations for 3-4 nights in our arrival
city. Then we extend our trip, making our own arrangements in other cities.
We like to stay in apartments rather than hotels when we have a week or more
in one place; this is what we will be doing again next March/April in
Florence and Perugia. Then we will have another couple of nights, using our
own hotel arrangements, in Venice before returning home. We have used
similar arrangements before in Florence as well as several towns in France,
Switzerland, and England.
This works well for us. It might not suit everyone, of course.
Ron