To the sea by train is a good initiative of Trenitalia, which for once she does well must be praised, provides for the partial or full refund of the train ticket if you leave the car at home to go on vacation.
How does it work? First of all, let's say that you don't come to the sea only in summer, the offer lasts until December 31 2012 and only affects the cities of Rimini and Riccione. Basically, if you decide to stay in one of these two cities, or neighboring places but getting off at the railway stops of the two main cities you will have the reimbursement the one-way ticket only if you stay only 1 week, and the return ticket if you stay in the hotel for 2 weeks.
The ticket will be refunded once the stay is over directly from the hotelier to the hotel by presenting the train ticket or email in case of online booking. Before booking the hotel it is good to remember that you must inquire directly with the hotel owner if he joins this type of initiative.
One thing that comes out little but that is very important are those little quibbles that could make you skip the refund. First of all, the expected reimbursement has a maximum limit, for hotel at 3 and 4 stars the refund is € 40 per person per way, with round trip you will have a maximum refund of 80 € therefore, while for hotels a 1 and 2 stars the maximum reimbursement per way is 25€. In addition, the trains to take are all Trenitalia trains but only for the second class, if you present a first class ticket it will be refunded as a second class ticket. Finally, this promotion is only applicable for those traveling from Italy.
All clear? If you live nearby it is a good opportunity for a nice stay on the Riviera.
