When in Rome: travel light

know many of you might be traveling to other countries this summer, which is a great thing in itself. Some of you might face the situation I am about to describe so pay good attention. Before leaving for England for the summer, I was faced with a packing dilemma. With more stringent airline baggage restrictions, I had to figure out what was really important to me while keeping it under 50 pounds,

Filings To Open A Travel Agency In Italy

1. Requirements in order to obtain the license as travel agency in Italy...Article by Laura Liguori and Luca Gambini.

Italy for the Gourmet Traveler

To travel and eat in Italy to experience this food in all its flavors and variety is to return to those roots. And Fred Plotkin's revised, recently released and exhaustive "Italy for the Gourmet Traveler" is the perfect guide.

Older Americans are not packing it in

“Italy is really hot for this,” she said. “You can bike through the country or rent a villa in Tuscany for a week and make a lot of side trips. Going someplace where you only have to unpack once is another big thing, which is why river cruises are so popular. You can see several cities and only have to unpack once.”

Expedia Travel plans to launch service in Italy

Expedia Corporate Travel announced today plans to launch service in Italy in August through a partnership with Milan-based travel management company L'Orchidea Viaggi. The partnership will make Italy ECT's fifth European point of sale, in addition to Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Web Site Attack Hits Italy Tourism Sites

Trend Micro said it detected more than 4,500 travel sites in Italy that have been infected as part of a scheme through which data on computers that visit those sites is being stolen and sent to a server located in Chicago, said David Perry, a spokesman for the Japan-based company.

Sound alarm about tourists flooding Venice

A message to visitors to Venice: No bare torsos in St. Mark's Square, please. No lounging on the monuments. And no feet dangling in the canals. Henry James observed more than a century ago: "Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors."

world's longest land tunnel, speeding Alpine travel

The tunnel, which took eight years to build and cost 4.3 billion Swiss francs (C$3.7 billion), will trim the time trains need to cross between Germany and Italy from 3 1/2 hours to just under two.

Italy Travel Pontremoli - Medieval Town in the Lunigiana

Pontremoli is a picturesque medieval town and the gateway to Tuscany's Lunigiana region, a less-touristed area of Tuscany.

Italy Hotels - launched a new interactive website

Italy-Unique has launched a new interactive website, www.italy-unique.com which offers rentable apartments and villas tucked away in Italy's most charming corners.

Italy Travel - Watch Tower: Lost in Rome

The main problem was language. None could speak or understand English. Even the police people who are the watchdogs for safety and security for all including foreigners would have a standard reply to any query "No English"- Debi Mukherjee

Ride Tuscany with Olivia Gollan

Olivia Gollan is a hugely successful bike racer, blessed with social skills perfect for engaging group environments, she’s lived in Italy for the past 5 years, she races for the Italian team Menikini Gysko, and through it all still takes in one day at a time.

Wine Tour Tips: Chianti Area

If you plan to visit wineries in the Chianti area and eventually have wine tastings by spending a day or two, I suggest you consider a wine tour which will maximize your visit.

charming coasts of this region by Vespa motorcycle.

Those who love Sardinia, next week-end, have a chance to explore the charming coasts of this region by Vespa motorcycle.The Cagliari Vespa Club organises a two-day tour. It’s the annual “Cagliari in Vespa” tour, which will be held on June 2th and 3th.

Italy Travel Destinations Far from the Madding Crowd

Yes, each year it seems the major attractions of Europe get ever more crowded. And each year the crowding nudges further into what we used to know as the "shoulder season."
Mostly it's because everyone crowds into the few big sites their friends tell them they have to see.

Italy Travel Tips: Tickets, Receipts and the Law in Italy

In fact, there's lots of things you might not know about ticket and receipts in Italy. We've put together a little gallery of typical tickets and receipts you'll come across on your vacation, and tell you how to read them, how to deal with them, and when to throw them away.