FAR&WIDE Offers Air Inclusive Europe Ski Packages From $699 With FAR&WIDE Ski REWARDS.

Business Editors & Travel Writers

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002

Central Holidays, a company of FAR&WIDE Travel Corporation, is now offering air inclusive Ski REWARDS to Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland from just $699.

These ski packages are available for travel through March 2003. Pricing detailed below is valid for travel in January 2003. Rates may vary after January 2003.

All rates are air inclusive from New York City, Newark or Boston and based on per person double occupancy for 7 nights at 3-star hotel accommodations.

-- Cortina, Italy from $899 - 9 days/7 nights & includes 6-day ski pass -- Travelers enjoy eight days and seven nights including hotel accommodations at a 3-star hotel in the most cosmopolitan of the Italian ski areas. Cortina is truly a mecca for the serious downhill devotees of all levels. It is big, yet cozy, bustling and sophisticated - an elegant town dedicated to the pursuit of the good life both on and off the slopes. Cortina has offered a complete range of winter sports facilities since hosting the Olympic Games in 1956. Included in this itinerary is a 6-day ski pass for participants to experience the conveniences first-hand. While off the slopes, travelers can take a late afternoon passeggiata along the shop-lined streets, where they can browse and see the latest winter fashions, as well as purchase a gift from one of the many antique and craft shops. At night, visitors can also experience one of Cortina's exclusive nightclubs and discos.

-- Innsbruck, Austria from $699 - 9 days/7 nights -- Take a medieval Austrian city, the panorama of the Alps, the glamour of the Olympics, abundant snow and you have Innsbruck - one of Europe's most beautiful and lively cities. Innsbruck's allure to the active traveler is simple: big town shopping and nightlife, coupled with a top-notch reputation for skiing and snowboarding. The Olympic town of Innsbruck is nestled in a narrow valley right beneath rugged mountain peaks. Its old-world atmosphere, historic churches, rich museums, and active commerce, all combine into an interesting sports-plus-culture attraction.

-- Chamonix, France from $849 - 9 days/7 nights -- This program offers travelers the opportunity to ski Chamonix, one of the world's most famous ski resorts. The Chamonix valley cuts deeply through Europe's highest mountains and glaciers providing some of the most extensive runs and greatest vertical descents - the views are stunning and the runs are everything really tough runs should be - not only steep, but high and long. And the town itself, radiating youthful excitement and liveliness, provides travelers with so many wonderful attractions that fantastic skiing is only the icing on the cake.

-- Interlaken, Switzerland from $779 -- Located in the German-speaking heart of Switzerland, Interlaken offers winter sport's fans access to some of the most spectacular skiing in the Alps. Interlaken is a service-packed small city in a spectacular lakeside setting. Water is omnipresent throughout the area, with idyllic clear mountain streams and waterfalls running off the hills and into the lakes.

Central Holidays provides value and selection, backed by 25 years of experience as the number one tour operator for Italy, and beyond. For reservations or more information contact your travel agent or call Central Holidays at [phone] or visit them on the web at http://www.centralholidays.com.

FAR&WIDE Travel Corporation provides a lifetime of enriching travel experiences to the most diverse and exhilarating array of destinations in over 90 countries. To learn more about FAR&WIDE or to book a FAR&WIDE travel experience, contact your local travel agent or visit http://www.farandwide.com.

FAR&WIDE's roster of leading travel companies includes: Adventure Center, African Travel, Brian Moore International Tours, Central Holidays, FAR&WIDE-London, Grand European Tours, High Country Passage, Intercontinental Travel Company, IST Cultural Tours, Journeys Unlimited, Lion World Travel, Pacific Bestour, Peter Voll Associates, Prism Holidays, Regina Tours, Spanish Heritage Tours, Swain Tours and Downunder Direct, Tourlite and Zeus Tours & Yacht Cruises, as well as several destination management companies in key locales.