Italy is the home of beauty, taste and style, so where better to go to pamper yourself? If you are looking for something really special – look no further. Southern Italy specialist Long Travel has a portfolio of spa hotels chosen not just for their fantastic facilities, but also because they offer something extra – maybe the general ambience and the superb location or the food and the friendly staff. Whatever the reason, they all offer something in addition to good spa facilities.
Both the Five Star Il Melograno in Puglia, and the Four Star Villa Maria d’Abruzzo in Abruzzo have recently completed their state-of-the-art spa and beauty facilities. The recently opened Petra Segreta in Sardinia is a small and exclusive hotel in an idyllic position with a fantastic spa and one of the world’s top therapists! Many other hotels including the Bellevue Syrene in Sorrento, and Santa Caterina in Amalfi, who offer a very unusual, special lemon massage, have excellent spa facilities.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Best of Italy
Italy has many beautiful and historic destinations well worth a visit. Our Best of Italy has top Italy travel destinations, from famous cities to picturesque hill towns and seaside villages. Use these travel suggestions to help plan your ideal Italy vacation.
If you've already been to Italy's best cities and towns, why not consider an off the beaten track destination? Here are a few places in Italy to get off the beaten track. You might spend less money in these Italian budget destinations, too.
If you've already been to Italy's best cities and towns, why not consider an off the beaten track destination? Here are a few places in Italy to get off the beaten track. You might spend less money in these Italian budget destinations, too.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Air France-KLM May Have Italian Bargain
Alitalia is a very different and more attractive investment proposition to the one Air France-KLM and others snubbed in recent years when Alitalia couldn't service its borrowings. The Italian government is taking on most of the €1.2 billion in accumulated net debt. The final amount is yet to be decided.
Meanwhile, Alitalia has emerged as a bigger and potentially much more efficient business thanks to its merger with profitable, no-frills rival Air One. Thousands of jobs have been cut and new more flexible contracts agreed with labor unions. Plus Alitalia now operates a fleet of younger, more economical aircraft. The government has taken on older aircraft that it's selling off.
The Alitalia-Air One combination should have pricing power in the Italian market, Europe's fourth largest for business travel, where it has a 55% share compared with the old Alitalia's diminished share of 30%. The new company has a monopoly on the lucrative Milan-Rome route.
Meanwhile, Alitalia has emerged as a bigger and potentially much more efficient business thanks to its merger with profitable, no-frills rival Air One. Thousands of jobs have been cut and new more flexible contracts agreed with labor unions. Plus Alitalia now operates a fleet of younger, more economical aircraft. The government has taken on older aircraft that it's selling off.
The Alitalia-Air One combination should have pricing power in the Italian market, Europe's fourth largest for business travel, where it has a 55% share compared with the old Alitalia's diminished share of 30%. The new company has a monopoly on the lucrative Milan-Rome route.
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