With food and wine activities becoming more and more popular among travelers, Select Italy (http://selectitaly.com), the web-based boutique travel company, presents its portfolio of food, wine, and cooking classes, showcasing its new services for 2015.   According to a research study by the World Food Travel Association (WFTA), 30% of Americ...

If you don't have plans for a luxurious Italian vacation anytime soon, this hypnotizing GoPro video of Italy from above is the next best thing. Take in the incredible range of vistas, from snowy mountains to blue-green lakes to ancient castles by the sea. It's like a visual heir to Charles Dickens' book reflecting on his travels in Italy.  ...

By Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino Tutti gli studenti amano viaggiare, fare nuove esperienze, investigare e conoscere nuovi luoghi. Giovanissimi e adulti che vivono periodi fuori dei loro paesi imparano di più e si sentono connessi alla cultura e alla lingua straniera che studiano.   Gli studenti liceali e universitari e gli studiosi di lingue,...

by Alessia Maccaferri Bucking a trend in other countries where the so-called sharing economy is focused on on-demand services, which slash costs and boost profits, in Italy, there's been an attempt to go in another direction more similar to peer-to-peer, collaboration, and alternative business models. The new 2015 map of Italy's sharing econo...

Boom! Boom! Gunshots shatter the early morning calm. It's not yet 8 a.m. when two rifle blasts echo through the countryside. Most of the village of Bernalda is already awake. I'm halfway through a bicycle ride when the gunfire reverberates through the valley that surrounds this sleepy Italian village. Birds scatter. Dogs bark in the distance. I lu...

Fifteen years ago, I was fortunate enough to take a tour through the Vatican's Sistine Chapel and have the humbling experience of standing beneath Michelangelo's masterpiece, "The Creation of Adam".   I could make out the figures of God and Adam all right, but the fresco lacked the 3-D effect other, less famous parts of the ceiling were able...

Rome is the second most popular international destination for US tourists this summer, after London, according to the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA).   The association's eleventh annual Hot Spots for Summer survey revealed that Rome is in second place with an eight per cent share of votes, with London in top place with nine per cen...

Delta Air Lines prolungherà il volo estivo tra Roma Fiumicino e New York JFK durante il prossimo inverno. Il servizio sarà effettuato insieme al partner di joint venture Alitalia, in aggiunta ai due voli già operati da quest'ultima per New York. Delta e Alitalia saranno gli unici vettori a operare collegamenti tra Roma e New York quest'inverno. &n...

Proseguono il 5 marzo ad Atlanta (Georgia); il 6 a Fort Lauderdale (Florida) ed il 7 a New Orleans (Louisiana) gli incontri del roadshow ITPC 2013 organizzato dall'ENIT di New York, in collaborazione con ITPC (Italian Travel Promotion Council). La direttrice che punterà verso est, metterà in campo due seminari il 12 marzo, a Washington in mattinata...

"Forse voi italiani non vi rendete conto di cos'è Roma agli occhi di uno straniero. E' davvero la città eterna, culla di una civiltà bimillenaria carica di ricordi, monumenti, citazioni.   Oggi viaggia con qualche ritardo sul binario della globalizzazione, ma noi intendiamo aiutarla ad uscire dai suoi shock più robusta, più efficiente, più b...