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on May 24, 13 •
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Shopping at stores like Whole Foods Market can be exciting, but are we getting a little carried away with how much we buy? Read on to find out how much we really waste, and what’s being done to stop it
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They say you can learn a lot about a culture from their language. Take Italy’s term for golf tourism, for example: turismo gofistico. The obvious English borrowing of “golf” as the adjective describing the kind of tourism is reflective of the peninsula’s “borrowing” of the sport
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After 15 years of providing the English-speaking community with outstanding e-commerce service for travel to Italy, Select Italy announces the launch of its Russian platform. This full-functioning website is completely in Russian, complete with a native Russian-speaking customer service staff.
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We get some of the most interesting phone calls at Select Italy. Everything from fascinating personal histories (for which we know why we’re assisting in the travel planning) to seemingly randomly connected (but connected all the same) business proposals. A recent phone call from Barbara Goodman of the Wilmette Public Library was one such a call, which ultimately led us to partner with the library for their “One Book Everybody Reads” 2013 program. The selected book is Jess Walter’s Beautiful Ruins, which is set in a wide variety of eras and locations, including war-torn Italy, 1962 Cinque Terre and Rome, modern-day Hollywood, and a few spots in between. As the Director of Business Development here at Select Italy, I organized our support to come in the form of an hour+ discourse on Cinque Terre. My colleague, Martina, and I will be painting a picture of the “Five Lands” for the library’s “Armchair Travels” program at 1pm on April 4th, and again for their “One Book” program at 7pm the same day. To properly prepare for the presentation, many of our staff read the book. So here is a quick recap and review from yours truly
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TBD. Most reading this are familiar with this ubiquitous acronym, but let me spell it out for you...just in case: To Be Determined. From wikipedia:
To be announced (TBA), [...] and to be determined (TBD) are placeholder terms used very broadly to indicate that although something is scheduled or expected to happen, a particular aspect of that thing remains to be arranged.
That is, in one word: unknown. Can't say these three letters placed side by side are the most welcomed of acronyms; to a people who like to plan, they can be a little annoying, if not daunting
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Nuntio Vobis Magnum Gaudium...the Sistine Chapel will re-open to the public on Monday, March 18th at 9:00am.
Last night in Rome at 7.06 pm local time the fumata bianca, the white smoke, pouring out of the Sistine Chapel announced that a new pope has been chosen.
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on Mar 4, 13 •
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There is a Greek legend that states that the workroom of Efeso, god of fire, lies on the island of Sicily, located in a flaming pit of lava and brimstone. The god, patron of craftsmen and blacksmiths, works far below the depths of the earth, forging his metals in his fiery cave, and at times expelling the hot molten liquid from the walls of his palace. This palace can still be seen today, and is, in fact, the active volcano of Etna, affectionately called Mongibella by natives, near Catania
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Andrea Sertoli discusses Select Italy's marked success in working with over 4500 travel agents!
Andrea Sertoli talks about some of the offerings with Select Italy. Whether it's a customized itinerary, vacation package, group tour or tickets to Italy's famous museums and musical venues, Select Italy strives to deliver the highest quality and service
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on Jan 11, 13 •
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f you are in New York next weekend, January 18-20, come visit us at The New York Times Travel Show where we will introduce SelectCroatia.com (powered by Select Italy), our platform completley dedicated to travel to Croatia, along with the usual great products for Italy-bound travelers
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Travel + Leisure has recently released this year’s “A-List,” recognizing the outstanding travel agents organized by area of expertise. The news has been published on TravelPulse just few days ago
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