TourCrafters is promoting two off-season, early-bird specials to Florence, Italy.

Travelers from New York, Boston and Chicago pay $494 per person for a five-day package that includes accommodations in the three-star Hotel Meridiana, daily buffet breakfast and hotel service charges and taxes. (Four-star hotel upgrades are available for an additional starting price of $58.) The offer is valid on travel between November 15 and March 14, 2008.

Even more savings are to be had if guests stay over the Thanksgiving holiday. Prices start at $460 for the four-day package, which includes a three-night stay at the Hotel Meridiana, airfare, breakfast and hotel service charges and taxes. Clients can extend their stay with a car rental and three-night stay at Tuscany’s Hotel Badia di Pomaio for $189, all which can be arranged by TourCrafters. Another extension option is to take the train to Venice or Rome, with prices starting at $169 and $125, respectively.

Note that these prices are not valid on bookings between December 14 and January 2, 2008. Visit www.tourcrafters.com.