R LO FUE NCY NO RRE ES CU HARG C SUR E S E E PA G 23 GU ANTEED AR Venice, Italy INSIGHT INVITES YOU TO REDISCOVER I N DE X Italian Intermezzo ...................... 8 Days ...............4-5 Best of Italy ................................ 10 Days................6-7 Sicily and Malta In Depth .......11 Days................8-9 Italian Elegance ......................... 12 Days...........10-11 Italian Escapade ....................... 13 Days...........12-13 Country Roads of Southern Italy and Sicily ........ 13 Days...........14-15 Easy Pace Italy ........................... 13 Days...........16-17 Grand Tour of Italy and Sicily ........................... 15 Days...........18-19 Country Roads of Italy .......... 16 Days...........20-21 THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRAVEL G roup touring in Europe was started in 1841 by an MORE LEGROOM Englishman, Thomas Cook, when he took a party from M O R E CO M F O RT Leicester to Loughborough, a grand journey of 12 miles. In ‘the Golden Age of touring’ that followed, those early travellers expected and received personalized service, well-planned itineraries and good quality, well-located hotels. They also savoured the benefits of travelling in small, friendly groups with no attention to detail spared. In this fast paced world of the 21st century, many of these desirable touring principles have been long forgotten - but not by Insight. We are justifiably proud of our commitment to give IT’S LIKE TRAVELLING our valued guests that ‘something extra’, so, for 2009 we are BUSINESS CLASS offering our finest vacations yet, featuring the very best Italy has Typical travel poster styling from the 1920s to offer. Insight tours are vacations as you would have planned them yourself. Each is perfectly paced for your complete satisfaction, and on every page of this brochure we feature a tour profile providing all the information you need to select the holiday that best matches your aspirations. Moreover, all Insight tours feature our exclusive hotel ‘location stars’, specially selected included ‘premium highlights’ and ‘personal insights’ and superb meal plans with ‘dinearound’ and ‘highlight’ dinners. Just as important, our unique ‘small group’ philosophy of a maximum of 40 guests means more legroom, more comfort and more personal attention from the best tour directors in the business. The unique tours detailed in this brochure allow you to enjoy a travel experience inspired by the ideals of the Golden Age of Travel. Please read on and see why more people select Insight each year for their European vacation. Bon Voyage! European There is no finer way to experience the wonders of Italy than Insight. And for those who might want to experience this magic, yet stretch their budget just a little bit further, there is our ‘Europe Essentials’ tour, with many of the features of our Premium tours. Highlights of Italy .................... 12 Days ................22 Savings............................................................................23 Insight Vacations is a division of the family-owned The Leading Travel Companies, and is renowned and trusted for its outstanding quality, service, value, reliability and financial stability. 3 previous page next page