Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Depart Houston for Rome (Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino airport) on or about May 15; 3 days / overnights in Rome; travel by bus to and 1 day / overnight in Siena; travel by bus (with a brief stop in San Gimignano) to Florence, with 2 days / overnights; travel by bus back to Rome, with 3 days / overnights; depart Rome (Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino airport) for Houston on or about May 25 2. In Rome (first 3 days), the itinerary should include ROMA PASS 72 (for visits to the Forum-Colosseum-Palatine, Musei Capitolini). 3. In Siena, the itinerary should include OPA SI Pass (for visits to the Baptistery, Cathedral, Façade) and tickets to the Museo Civico. 4. In Florence (2 days), the itinerary should include tickets to the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Bargello, and Santa Croce. 5. In Rome (last 3 days), the itinerary should include ROMA PASS 72 (for visits to Castel San Angelo and Galleria Borghese) and tickets to the Musei Vaticani. 6. Tour price should include round-trip airfare (Houston-Rome), airport transfers, and transportation by private bus for travel per itinerary (Rome-Siena-Florence-Rome, and in Rome). 7. Tour price should include double or triple occupancy of hotel rooms. Hotels (2- or 3-stars) should be in or near the historic center of Rome, Siena, and Florence. In Rome, depending on location of the hotel(s), private bus transportation may be needed for drop-off/pick-up on two of each of the three days. In Siena and in Florence, hotels should be within walking distance of the historic center. 8. Tour price should include all breakfasts in hotels. 9. Tour price should include museum and site entrance fees per the itinerary listed above (#2. - 5.). (Tour guides are NOT requested or needed and should not be included in the price, except where site visits legally mandate local guides be used.) 10. Tour price should include any expected tips (related to hotel services or private bus transportation), local taxes, and/or service charges. 11. Tour price should include 8:1 ratio for paying travelers to free travelers (faculty/staff).