Check out Tourcrafters.com, has R/Trip air from NY and some others to Venice plus 5 nights at a decent looking 3 star hotel for $419 plus tax!!!! Good for December and January, except Christmas. I'd grab it but we were there last year. Check it out.

Although I don't know anything about the hotel except for their listing on www.venere.com - - you could certainly do a lot worse!<BR><BR>http://www.venere.com/it/venezia/scandinavia/immagini/pvenice_big.jpg<BR><BR>...if you want to see where it is located.<BR><BR>The air travel is on Lufthansa with no-surcharge departures from Philadelphia, Washington and Boston; or pay extra for Chicago, Los Angeles or Atlanta.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

I liked the location too. Actually I just checked the website and it's listed at $399, not $419, even better.

Well, yes and no. for one thing, I found it difficult to make it through their web site to find this deal. And one place did say $399. but clicking &quot;there&quot; takes you to this web page:<BR><BR>http://www.tourcrafters.com/sales/venice_scand2002.htm<BR><BR>which DOES say $419.<BR><BR>Small quibble.<BR>

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