Information for Participants

Pre & Post Event Hotel

More Information on pre and post group hotel accommodations will be coming soon
 


Group Transport
 
We have arranged Group Transportation from our Group Hotel to the Villa and Back.  It is strongly recommended you take advantage of this group transfer option.  A shuttle buss will pick everyone up at the group hotel on the morning of Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 10:00am and take you to the local train station.  You will then board a local train that will take everyone to the town of Lucca where we will be waiting and will then take you to the villa.
 
After the event, the shuttle buss will pick everyone up at the Villa at 10:00am on Saturday, September 15, 2012 and take you back to the train station in Lucca for your ride back to Florence.
 
Please note the Castle is more than 3-hours southwest of Paris and the closest train station is still an hour's drive to the Caste, which is why it is strongly recommended you take advantage of the group transport.  This option is also less expensive than doing something on your own.
 
The cost of the group transport (round trip) is (COMING SOON)

To reserve your spot CLICK HERE (COMING SOON)
 

 

When looking for flight deals to Italy try to remember

 

You don't have to think of the trip in terms of its entirety, try breaking up the trip into segments and making the most of your miles.

For example - if you live on the west cost and don't have enough miles for international travel, but do for a domestic ticket, try flying from LAX to either Chicago, New York, Boston, or even Atlanta using miles and then book your ticket to Florence with a paying ticket, this could save you up to $500 on the total cost of a ticket when booking from LAX to CDG.

Also, some airlines will allow you to book one way using miles and the other paying, this can cut the cost of a ticket in half!

American Airlines has international flights starting at just 60,000 miles round trip!

 

If you are planning to extend your travel after the event, its also a good idea to breakup your flight segments and book your European flight using a local European carrier separate from your US flights.

 

Then there are also the below... 

 

American Airlines Discount

 

We have partnered with American Airlines and they are once again offering discounted fares for us to Florence Italy from any city in the US.  To take advantage of these savings all you have to do is enter the promotional code (COMING SOON) and the discount will show for all available flights.  We can't thank American Airlines enough for all their support over the years.   Book at http://www.aa.com/ and remember to use the Promotional code (COMING SOON).

 

In addition to our American Airlines Discount, we have seen some really inexpensive flights to Florence Italy on...

 

http://www.aerlingus.com/

 

http://www.kayak.com/

 

http://www.bookingbuddy.com/

 

Depending on where you are flying from and when you travel you might be able to find even less expensive flights, all it takes is a little bit of looking...  If you are not comfortable let us know and can assist you with your flights and other accommodation needs!