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Private Excursions and Tours in Italy, Rome, Tuscany, Florence…

Private Excursions and Tours in Italy, Rome, Tuscany, Florence…

If you are planning a visit to Italy, surely you want to design your trip in such a way as to dedicate your vacation to discovering the most beautiful and characteristic places and areas of this country, like Florence, Venice, Rome, the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii…
Which solution would you use to discover the beauty of Italy in absolute tranquility and relaxation and at the same time in maximum comfort?  Prestige Rent has the answer –  an agency in Florence, specialized in private tours and excursions with guided visits to all places in Italy, putting at your disposal comfortable vehicles, guaranteed for their safety, with private drivers who can competently bring you wherever you’d like to go for the duration of your vacation in Italy.
What are the advantages?
Personalize on the spot,  at the moment of your excursion deciding for example, with complete flexibility,  to lengthen your stay in a town that you particularly like or to drive to a place of your choice using a panoramic,  secondary road instead of the highway.
The driver, besides speaking your own language fluently, is also able to help you visit places not merely as a tourist, but as a local, giving you suggestions for typical restaurants where you can taste wonderful Italian food, or offer you the possibility to enjoy shopping at famous,  Italian designer outlets, like Gucci and Prada.
For guests with limited mobility, with Prestige Rent you will have the possibility to access all places, even the pedestrian zones of the cities that are normally closed to traffic and only accessible on foot.
Besides experiencing a different and unique way of visiting Italy, you will also have the possibility of maximizing your time in order to not waste a moment in getting to discover and know this wonderful country.  For instance if you arrive at the Rome airport in the morning and you are embarking on a cruise of the Mediterranean from Civitavecchia or Livorno in the evening, what better occasion to visit the Vatican Museums and Roman monuments besides other places that are found along the drive that you must take to reach your ship?  Prestige Rent’s driver will take special care to accompany you on your transfer, helping you to avoid stress, problems with luggage, and above all making sure that you can have fun and relax.
At this point you are probably saying to yourself, “A personalized tour in Italy is really interesting but… how much will it cost?”  Much less than you can imagine, keeping in mind that you would have about 35% more time compared to a normal organized tour, because of the absolute flexibility of our service compared to a bus tour.  Buses in fact need to park far from the historic centers, forcing tourists to walk to the center while wasting a large amount of time and energy.  To have an idea of how competitive our prices are, try asking for example your cruise line for the prices of the private shore excursions they offer.  If their prices are less than ours, Prestige Rent…..will offer your tour free of charge!

Finding Great Place to Park at SFO International Airport

Finding Great Place to Park at SFO International Airport

The San Francisco International Airport, which is known by locals and frequent travelers as SFO, is known as one of the worlds 30 busiest airports. SFO, the “gateway to the Pacific,” is a world-class airport serving tens of millions of domestic and international passengers annually. And those tens of millions of people are all looking for that perfect San Francisco Airport parking space, close to the doors and for a reasonable price. Traveling can be extremely stressful for anyone but for nervous fliers it can become a daunting and overwhelming task. You can now breath a sigh of relief because here as some tips, tricks, good sense, and simple planning that will make traveling a breeze.

The ideas included here can save you from the rush of fighting others for that great parking space and even help you find your car when you get back to that enormous airport. First, and most importantly, be well organized. Make sure you have everything you need for the trip because worrying about what you forgot is pointless. Second, always make sure you have enough to pay for parking and always be sure of the current prices. If you haven’t paid for SFO airport parking in a while be sure to call the lot of your choice, or the airport, and have them notify you if the pricing changes. If you will be parking at SFO, whether for long term or short term, you have a few options.

  1. Reserve your parking reservation over the phone at the San Francisco international airport by calling 650-821-7905 Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily. SFO parking can very convenient due to the walking distance from the terminals but keep in mind pricing for on-site parking is more expensive than off-site parking options.
  2. Book your reservation online by visiting the SFO airport official website: http://www.flysfo.com/
  3. If on-site parking is a bit pricey then visit an SFO airport parking price comparison websites, such as AirportParkingConnection.com. These sites should offer plenty of parking solutions depending on the duration of your stay. They will also list the daily rate for parking and a listing of their parking lot services. Remember that these lots are located off-site and will require you to ride a free shuttle to your specified terminal, which makes SFO long term parking much cheaper. Always arrive a bit earlier than usual because it takes more time to park, take the shuttle, and check-in at your terminal.

A worst case scenario would be, you show up to the SFO airport parking location and reserve a space on the spot but the lot is full, this makes you run the risk of missing your flight. Never book on the spot. Always, reserve your parking space prior to your trip using one the 3 options above. Remember when parking at SFO use the options that are available to you. Reserve your parking space online or over the phone. Saving time and money will make for a more enjoyable and stress free trip. Happy Travels!

Health Tourism in Thailand

Health Tourism in Thailand

Private healthcare in the West is notoriously expensive, for some, prohibitively so. Commonplace medical items like dentistry or health check ups are high-priced, while surgery and major operations can completely bankrupt many individuals. Thus, the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain healthcare.

Many have found their solutions in Thailand, spurring a trend in “health tourism” within the country. Why Thailand? Because the Thai medical profession is one of the most advanced in the region. Thailand’s hospitals and clinics are world class. Investments in equipment and management standards are so high that major hospitals are “internationally accredited”.

The following are some “ball park” cost comparisons. The cost of surgery can be one-tenth of what it is in the United States or Western Europe, and sometimes even less. A heart-valve replacement that would cost $200,000 or more in the US, for example, goes for $10,000 and that includes round-trip airfare and a brief vacation package. Similarly, a metal-free dental bridge worth $5,500 in the US costs around $500. A knee replacement in Thailand with six days of physical therapy costs about one-fifth of what it would in the US. Lasik eye surgery worth $3,700 in the US is available for around $730. In the US cataract surgery for one eye runs around $8,000, but at a prestigious International hospital in Thailand cataract surgery can be performed on both eyes for around $2,500. Cosmetic surgery savings are even greater: A full facelift that would cost $20,000 in the US runs about $1,200. A thorough dental cleaning and checkup runs around $10.00.

Tourists are drawn to Thailand for many reasons – tropical beauty, splendid beaches, and a fascinating culture. Now however, health is yet another reason that lures visitors to the kingdom. Thailand has become the spa capital of Asia. The country abounds in health clubs and spas, and offers an incredible amount of sporting activities, everything from golfing to scuba diving, and from biking to cave exploring.

Thai Airlines features what is known as Royal Orchid Holidays. Medical checkups, has become so important, Royal Orchid Holidays has added medical checkups to its package tours. It’s an unusual theme for a package tour, perhaps, but a very practical one, giving travelers the opportunity to have a comprehensive medical checkup while they are in Thailand for business or pleasure. Quality healthcare combined with a tourism holiday at a low price attracts patients from all over the world.

On the medical side, an Internet search of the International hospitals in Bangkok will provide all the information necessary regarding medical procedures available and the related costs. While the list is long, to start, your search should include the popular Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej Hospital, and Bangkok Nursing Home Hospital. They are all internationally accredited hospitals.

On the tourism side, Thailand is known as The Land of Smiles. It is often referred to as the most exotic country in Southeast Asia. In Bangkok a visit to the Grand Palace is a must see. Trips to a floating market or to the Bridge on the River Kwai, or other popular destinations, are easily arranged and inexpensive, even with a personal driver. A short flight or overnight train trip and you can be enjoying the pristine beaches in the Southern Islands or the Northern mountains with its waterfalls, elephants bathing in mountain streams, and Hill Tribe villages.

Consider Health Tourism in Thailand. You will readily see that you can have a medical procedure, and a wonderful holiday, all at less cost that you would have paid for the medical procedure alone in the West.

Travel Companions and Travel Friends

Travel Companions and Travel Friends

Betogo.com: a community which unites, always looks for new friends!

With Betogo.com, you have a new idea for your holidays: find new friends and you will have fun for sure!
How it works: click on www.betogo.com, sign up for free and the community can choose when, where and with whom to start. And there is also another nice surprise: more people will choose your destination, you?ll spend less!

A holiday without travelling companions like you, can be really boring. And here the innovative idea, changing your holiday! Once you’ve decided among the many destinations worldwide Betogo that you propose, you can choose with whom to travel! Who has never discovered but only on vacation, that our idea of travel was completely different from the one who was with us? So why not choose their travelling companions, who have our own interests and who want to enjoy the holiday that just like us!

The success of the low cost has shown that to spend less You have to be many. Even for this happens that the travel groups are often too heterogeneous, leading inevitably to a vacation just relaxing and full of stress. If our travelling companions are like us, then everything is different!

You are an adventurous person? You’ll find people like you! Do you want a relaxing holiday? There is a world of people ready to leave with you! Then? Choose your holiday! Choose your fellow travellers! Choose the convenience of Betogo!

Betogo.com is a registered mark of Tobeabee Ltd, company estabishled in 2001 whose mission is to realize a portal that enhance a new idea to make tourism: linked not only to the destination but also to the traveller.

Betogo offers groups packages and tailor-made tours focused on different people who share common interests and travel preferences. The sharing puts together travel enthusiasts in one travel solution specifically ideated to satisfy their needs and requirements. Thanks to this brand new groups made at betogo.com, travellers are enable to have access to extremely reduced tariffs, usually reserved to package group tours.

In Betogo.com you can find offers with departures and destinations all over the world. Betogo develops in Sardinia his concept of travel, an island always more dynamic and protagonist of European tourism routes.