Ireland Specialist Adds Italy Tours

Sceptre Tours, a 27-year old Ireland and Scotland specialist, is expanding into Italy. Starting this month, Sceptre is offering a lineup of land-only packages, ranging from a six-night Rome and Florence vacation (from $899 per person) to a 12-night Italy Mosaic package (from $2,599 per person).

Italy Mosaic includes stops in Rome, Florence, Milan Venice, Assisi and Sorrento. Packages include accommodations, transfers to and from the airport, breakfast daily, some dinners and sightseeing.

Lynbrook, N.Y.-based Sceptre has 10 Italy packages available, with numerous departures throughout the remainder of 2008.Accommodations include properties such as the Star Hotel Waldorf in Rome, the Hotel Delle Nazioni in Florence and the Ambasciatori at Mestre in Venice.