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DESTINATIONS Old Town Square in Prague CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 To book the Four Seasons, agents may contact Friederike Lockau, director of sales and marketing, at 011-420-221-427-000 or friederike.lockau@fourseasons.com. The InterContinental Prague (www.ic hotelsgroup.com, 011-420-296-631-111) is walking distance from Old Town, the Charles Bridge, the Jewish Quarter and Prague Castle. Agents may contact Director of Sales Jiri Benes (011-420-296-630-966, jiri.benes@ichotels group.com) for bookings. He can also arrange “in the know” packages such as a private tour of Prague Castle, the largest medieval castle complex in Europe, or a private architectural tour of the city’s most renowned buildings and monuments. For room choices, consider the presidential suite on the eighth floor, with a view of the river and Old Town. It consists of a large living room with bar, fully equipped office, bedroom, kitchenette, private sauna and Jacuzzi. The hotel also contains five family suites for those needing extra space. Each has two king-size beds. Additionally, the hotel offers the Golden Prague Residence, composed of 27 apartments adjacent to the hotel. Many visitors will want to spend a day or two outside Prague, to see the countryside. One of the more popular areas is the western part of the Czech Republic, near the German border, where there’s a large concentration of natural mineral springs. In the town of Mariánské Lázne is the Centrální Lázne spa hotel (www. ˘ ˘ marienbad.cz, 011-420-354-634-111), with 108 standard rooms, but book one of the nine suites if clients want large accommodations. The real reason to come to the resort is to experience the spa, which involves a visit with an on-premise doctor, who will prescribe treatments based on a patient’s condition (the spa treats a range of ailments, from skin conditions to recuperation after surgeries). It is not a spa in the American sense, but more medicinal in nature, not unlike the spas of Hungary. Agents can contact General Manager Robert Landsman (landsman@badmarienbad.cz, 011-420-354644-140) for bookings. For more about Prague and surrounding areas, go to www.czechtourism.com. I CONNECTING YOU For tour companies that package Prague, visit www.travelagentcentral.com/czech 22 | TravelAgent January 7, 2008 http://www.ichotelsgroup.com http://www.ichotelsgroup.com http://www.marienbad.cz http://www.marienbad.cz http://www.czechtourism.com http://www.travelagentcentral.com/czech

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