Join us on our next exciting Chamber travel destination: Amalfi Coast and Rome, Italy, November 8 - 16, 2015! This trip will fill quickly! A $500 deposit holds your place. Space is limited! Deadline to register is August 10, 2015.
Online booking is now available.Book Online Enter the Group Booking Number B001888. From here you may download the Tour flyer with detailed itinerary and prices. Visa/MC/AMEX accepted, or print the registration form to pay by check/mail.
The picturesque town of Sorrento will be our home on the Amalfi Coast, the perfect place to experience the region to the fullest. You will stay six nights at the 1st class Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto, followed by one night in Rome ant the 1st class Hotel Visconti. Included are day trips on the Amalfi coast and a tour of Pompeii. Plus, optional day tours to Naples, Salerno and Peastum, and the Isle of Capri — even an option to extend your stay in Rome for 2 extra days. This tour is a moderate level of activity with lots of walking.
TOUR FEATURES:
• ROUND TRIP AIR TRANSPORTATION - Air transportation from New York JFK
• ROUND TRIP COACH TRANSPORTATION - Ithaca to JFK International Airport
• FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS - Hotel accommodations for 7 nights
• SUPERB CUISINE - 13 included meals consisting of 7 buffet breakfasts and 6 dinners.
• SIGHTSEEING TOUR PROGRAM - Sightseeing, including local guide and all entrance fees.
• PROFESSIONAL TOUR DIRECTOR - Assistance of a professional Tour Director for the entire length of the tour
• DELUXE MOTOR COACH - Touring by private deluxe air-conditioned motor coach
• BAGGAGE HANDLING AND TRANSFERS – Baggage handling for one piece of checked luggage outside of the airport
• LOCAL TAXES AND SERVICE CHARGES - Hotel & City taxes and service charges
• OPTIONAL TOURS - Day tours of Naples, the Isle of Capri, and Salerno and ancient Paestum
• OPTIONAL ROME EXTENSION - Private guided tour of the Sistene Chapel, Vatican Museum, and much more, plus time on your own. Two nights 1st Class hotel, daily breakfast.
FEES
$2899 Chamber member*
$3099 Non-member
$499 Single occupancy
Rome Extension: $669 per person double, single $908. Add $75 per person for coach transportation from JFK Airport to Ithaca on Nov. 18.
*The Chamber member fee extends to members in good standing, their staff, retirees, and immediate family members traveling with them. Non-members may qualify for the Chamber Member tour price with a 'Friend of the Chamber' (FOTC) membership for $150. Entitles you (and an immediate family member traveling with you) to member pricing for all Chamber events and workshops for one year, a $200 value for just $150, plus potential to save more on event fees for one year (renewable). The FOTC membership is to be paid separately in advance of registration for this tour. It extends to immediate family members traveling with you on any tour in the calendar year of the membership. For instance, if you are a couple traveling together, only one of you needs to buy the FOTC membership for both to quality for member pricing.
Book Online Enter the Group Booking Number B001888. From here you may download the Tour flyer with detailed itinerary and prices. Visa/MC/AMEX accepted, or pay by check/mail.
The Chamber trips are tremendous fun, everything is made easy and comfortable for us, and the tours are an extraordinary value with beautiful hotels, excellent meals, knowledgeable and courteous guides, and well-organized and efficiently run.” —Suzanne P.
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