DISCOVER CARNIVAL WITH EURAIL GLOBAL & SELECT PASSES
Discover carnival in February in Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Belgium, with Eurail Global & Select Passes. Avail a 20 per cent discount off the regular price of Eurail Global & Select Passes until December 31 and travel through March 31, 2015. The promotion applies to both first and second class passage and are available in Adult, Child and Youth categories. Saver Passes intended for groups of two to five people offer an additional 15 per cent reduction. Eurail Global Passes are valid for travel in 24 European countries (including free or discounted travel on some major shipping lines) and offer independent travellers the flexibility to create their own itinerary while hopping on and off trains across Europe. Sceneries from the train turn into winter wonderlands in much of central and northern Europe, unless pass holders choose to head towards the Mediterranean where the temperature is warmer, yet the crowds much thinner versus summer. For more information log on to eurailgroup.org/eurail-vendors
HOTEL HERMITAGE’S NOT-TO-MISS DEAL FOR CIRCUS LOVERS
International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo is back for its 39th season from January 15-20 featuring the 14-member Tianjin acrobatic troupe. International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo’s infamous Russian clown Boris combines comedy with acrobatics to tell a story and lure the crowd into the wonderful and mysterious world that is the circus.
Monte-Carlo’s five star Hotel Hermitage (rates start from €573 per night for 2 people) and Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort (rates start from €492 per night for 2 people) offer a weekend getaway including a night’s stay with buffet breakfast, two reserved seats at the circus (seats are offered for children between 5 and 12 years) and return transfers, apart from the privileges card Cercle Monte Carlo which can fetch members a 50 per cent discount at the Monte Carlo Golf Club and the Monte Carlo Country Club. In addition, guests of the Hotel Hermitage have free access to the wellness area of the new Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo. Guests of the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort have free access to the pool of Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort).
