Flight-Free Travel With CV Villas & Byway

CV Villas has teamed up with Byway, the first 100% flight-free travel platform, to provide conscious travellers with the option to book pre-built itineraries in Europe.

Travellers can visit destinations in Europe such as Sicily, Portugal, Tuscany, Puglia, Corfu, Amalfi Coast, Umbria, French Riviera and Morocco via train, ferry, and bus.

Customers can now combine scenic rail journeys with the perfect villa for their next holiday, skipping traffic jams, passport control line and discovering the joy of travelling through the rolling hills of European destinations.

Pete Brudenell, Managing Director, CV Villas, says: “We understand that travellers are now factoring in their carbon footprint when travelling on holiday and this new partnership with Byway allows us to offer a solution to conscious travellers.

“Travelling by train is one of the most environmentally friendly modes of transport and by choosing to travel by train, you are going a long way to reducing your carbon footprint.”

Paul Conroy, Head of Partnerships, Byway, says: “Our customers are often looking to book a villa as part of their trip, so we’re delighted that we are now able to point them straight to CV Villas.

“Not only is travelling across land much better for the planet, Byway’s multi-stop trips enrich any holiday, allowing travellers to experience more places and make the most of the journey itself.”

To book a holiday with CV Villas and Byway, travellers can book their chosen villa first by visiting the CV Villas website or contacting a Villa Specialist, before being introduced to Byway who will organise the flight-free journey, using trains, buses, and ferries.

There is a selection of pre-built itineraries available, however, they can also be fully customisable to suit different price points and length of stay.

See example itinerary to Umbria, Italy, via train and a seven-night stay with CV Villas. Stay at Il Molino villa, which has magnificent views over the Niccone Valley and located in Perugia.

This villa has four bedrooms, sleeping up to eight people, large swimming pool and contemporary design with Italian décor.

This itinerary starts from £1,775 per person and will be 16 days in length:

Travel to Umbria via train:

• Eurostar from London to Paris
• Paris to Basel (one-night stay in Basel)
• Basel to Milan (one-night stay in Milan)
•  Milan to Florence (two-night stay in Florence)
• Florence to Perugia
• Seven nights in Umbria, staying in a CV Villas property
• Perugia to Rome (one-night stay in Rome)
• Rome to Munich (one-night stay in Munich)
•  Munich to Paris (one-night stay in Paris)
•  Paris to London

The hotels chosen in the pre-built itineraries have been carefully selected by their close proximity to train stations, being locally or family owned as well as showing evidence of having a clear sustainability policy.

CV Villas works closely with their villa owners to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of their holidays and also has a Sustainable Villa Collection available.

With every villa listed in this collection having a carbon footprint of 6kg of CO2e per room per night or lower.

For more information and how to book a flight-free travel holiday, please visit:  https://www.byway.travel/cv-villas