On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:22:33 +0000, Giovanni Drogo wrote
(in article ):
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> This is the book I had in mind
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http://www.touringclub.com/ITA/viaggiatori/guidecartelibri/titolo.aspx?IDEdito
> ria=1445
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> It is a *selection* of recommended hotels by TCI.
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Yes that does look interesting. Thanks very much. I didn't find it myself on
the touringclub web pages for some reason. Is it available to non-members? My
grasp of Italian is not so wonderful that I can translate the page easily.
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>> All I want is a list of available hotels, with the prices they charge
>> and the facilities they offer; neither more nor less. It seems so
>> simple really.
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> Do you want a list of ALL available hotels EVERYWHERE ? On one hand I'm
> afraid a country like Italy is too large for this. On the other hand
> this is definitely not a task for a private association like TCI, but
> more for a public board, like ENIT or some other state office.
No of course not. I wasn't really referring to TCI in my last post. I just
meant anyone in the tourist industry. Also I realize that a truly
comprehensive list would be too large to be useful. What I really meant was
that I want a representative selection of hotels from *every* region, so that
where ever you are you can find *somewhere* to stay. That's what seems to me
is missing. It's not hard to find a hotel in one of the major tourist
centres, it's when you go away from these that it is not so easy. And by the
way I am not saying that Italy is worse in this respect than most others
(including my own). France though does seem rather better.
--
Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
To contact me replace invalid with mike underscore lane
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