MANDARIN
ORIENTAL HOTEL GROUP will manage a new hotel in downtown
Milan, Italy, set to open in 2010. The 104-room Mandarin Oriental,
Milan will be housed in three restored 19th century buildings on
Via Monte di Pieta, within walking distance of top tourist and
shopping attractions. Facilities will include the Spa at Mandarin
Oriental, an indoor swimming pool and fitness center, several
restaurants and a 100-seat ballroom. The property will be owned and
developed by the Statuto Group, a private Italian real estate
company.
RAILAGENT.COM trimmed select BritRail
passes by 20% when purchased by Feb. 15 for travel between Nov. 1
and Feb. 29. The off-peak pricing is valid for the BritRail
Consecutive Pass and Flexipass and the BritRail England Consecutive
Pass and Flexipasses. The four-day, second-class, adult BritRail
Consecutive Pass, for example, starts at $232. To book, go to www.railagent.com.
THE JIVA
HILL PARK HOTEL opened this summer on the
France-Switzerland border, about 10 minutes from the Geneva airport
near the French village of Crozet. Situated in its own 70-acre
park, the property features a modern, minimalist decor in its 28
guest rooms and six freestanding suites as well as nearly 200
original works or art. The hotel is equipped with a wellness
center, heated pool, conference center and restaurant. Activities
include tennis, golf, horseback riding and boating as well as
hiking and skiing nearby. Rates start at around $395 per room,
double. For more info or to book, visit www.jivahill.com.
UNTOURS added three new destinations for
2008: Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, and Florence, Italy. Sample
prices start at $2,689 for two weeks in Florence, from $3,479 for a
Barcelona-Madrid Sampler and from $4,479 for a Florence-Rome-Venice
Sampler. Prices are per person, double, and include roundtrip air
from New York, ground transportation, transfer assistance,
apartment accommodations and on-site staff support. To book, go to
www.untours.com.
TRAVEL
BOUNDS new Vatican City Tour, one of five new guided tours
in Rome this year, enables visitors to skip the lines at important
attractions. The tour, which costs $72 per person, is limited to
groups of up to 20. Other new sightseeing tours in Rome from Travel
Bound include the Dark Heart of Rome, an evening walking tour
focusing on legends and history; Crypts and Catacombs, including
the Cappuccini chapel, Domitilla Catacombs and the crypt of San
Clemente; and Angels and Demons, based on Dan Browns best-selling
novel of the same name. Travel Bounds 150 tours and 1,600 hotels in
Italy are sold exclusively through travel agents. Visit www.booktravelbound.com for more.
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