OREANDA-NEWS.  Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has today introduced exclusive Italian holiday packages through JetEscapes, the airline's range of domestic and international travel packages. Designed to provide guests with an enchanting Italian travel experience, the JetEscapes packages will coincide with the airline’s launch of a daily non-stop service to Milan commencing December 5, 2010*.

Long considered the cultural center of the western world, Italy has today emerged as among the most favored tourist destinations in the world. Considered the Fashion Capital of the World, Italy is equally well known for its breath-taking scenic beauty, historic art and architecture, celebrity beaches as also award-winning wines and cuisine. JetEscapes will now offer guests a range of six attractively priced holiday packages to Italy, including such famed and historic destinations as Milan, Rome, Venice and Lake Como.

The JetEscapes ‘Tour of Milan’ packages have been priced competitively and will include a visit to the Duomo, one of the largest and most striking gothic cathedrals in the world, Castello Sforzesco, a former fortress and the La Scala opera house.

The exclusive JetEscapes packages to Rome will help guests experience a city that once held the title of caput mundi (capital of the world), as the epic metropolis was home to the mighty Roman Empire. Bestowed with historical monuments and architectural heirlooms, JetEscapes guests will get to experience the historic city in all its egalitarian splendor through an open bus tour, with visits to such city landmarks as the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Arch of Constantine, Trevi Fountain, Palatine Hill, the Piazza Venezia, and Vatican City.

The JetEscapes package to famed Venice, will allow guests the opportunity to explore and experience one of the world's most romantic cities, as well as an architectural and historical marvel. A must visit for all tourists, our guests will also be able to tour the surrounding islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello, on a scenic boat tour.

JetEscapes also offers guests exclusive packages to Lake Como (Lago di Como), steeped in history and famed for its stunning natural beauty, a magical combination of lush Mediterranean foliage and snowy alpine peaks.

Mr. Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways, said, “The introduction of our maiden direct, daily service to Milan gives us the unique opportunity to offer our discerning guests a refreshing Italian travel experience. Through JetEscapes packages to Milan, Rome, Venice and Lake Como, we aim to make travel for our guests joyful and pleasurable, while helping them explore a hitherto unknown side of Italy. We are confident that our packages to Italy will also prove to be extremely popular with travelers.”

JetEscapes Italy packages have three price options and start at an attractive offer price of INR 45,975**, which includes Jet Airways’ return economy air tickets to Milan, accommodation at a 3 star hotel with breakfast, airport / local transfers, travel insurance and sight-seeing as outlined in the itinerary. In addition to which JetPrivilege members may also avail of 5 JP miles on every Rs. 100 spent.