Have our posts inspired you to go to Italy but you just don’t have the time or energy to plan a vacation all by yourself? The Italian Government Tourist Board website (a great research tool in and of itself) has a comprehensive list of U.S. tour operators who specialize in Italy. They also have a similar list for Canadian tour companies. Regrettably, the lists are unclickable, so you’ll have to cut and paste the URLs to find out more info.
If you’re in the U.K. or Ireland, the tourist board has an even better way to find local tour companies specializing in travel to Italy. The U.K. website allows you to search the database by destination, preferred accommodations, and types of tours. While this searchable system isn’t perfect (it occasionally had trouble dealing with more than one bit of criteria at a time), it helped us narrow the field for finding the right tour operator for us. For example, we plugged in the criteria “Venice” and “Tailormade Holidays,” and were rewarded with nine results, complete with tour company name, description, location, URL, and e-mail address.
Now…all we need is a greater travel allowance so we can book instead of just dream!
