quote directCorsica.com - a new way to book your holiday to Corsica. Janet and Iain Rankin, founders and previous owners of the tour operator Corsican Places, have used their skills, experience and contacts to create a new travel portal. Launched this week, directCorsica.com features an appealing selection of property, from luxury villas to romantic village houses, all of which can be booked direct at owners' prices. Flights and car hire at discounted rates are also on offer, so travellers can create their own package and make significant savings. Another benefit of booking direct is that visitors will be more in touch with their Corsican hosts, and better able to experience the real Corsica. With over 30 years of experience of Corsica, directCorsica is able to offer expert advice to people planning to visit the island, and aim to provide a complete directory of practical information about Corsica. More properties will be added during the coming weeks, as well as a selection of hotels - again at discounted prices - and chambres d'hotes. unquote mission statement: Corsica  - A Mountain in the Mediterranean Corsica is one of the most beautiful places in the world.  With its 600 miles of unspoilt and uncrowded coastline, with wild scenery soaring dramatically to nearly 9,000 feet at Monte Cinto, it seduces every visitor. And yet, despite its unique beauty, its Mediterranean climate, its cool green mountains, Corsica has avoided the ugly mass tourism which has blighted so many Mediterranean islands. The founders of Corsican Places, the tour operator, first went to Corsica in 1970. They sold their business in 2000, but knew it was not the end of their 30 year love affair with the island. So now, making use of their considerable knowledge and experience of Corsica, they have launched this new website to put people seeking to visit this lovely island directly in touch with owners of top villas, holiday houses, village houses, hotels and apartments. Now you can book your holiday accommodation direct at 'owners' prices, and at the same time book flights and car hire at advantageous rates - all on the same website. Janet Rankin & Iain Rankin Downloads: The following contain comprehensive basic information on Corsica. Powerpoint Presentation Corsica - for an on-line mini-guide to Corsica (in pdf format - you'll need Adobe Acrobat or similar) click here: Corsica - the Island (allow about 90secs) any of this material can be freely reproduced ..we will provide high resolution copies of any image on this site upon request - the images will be written as 300dpi CMYK tiff's generated in Photoshop and supplied on CD...........