August 31, 2011 – 12:33 PM
Here are five things you need to know about the Fiat 500. Introduced in 2007, it’s making a big splash in car circles. It’s a riff on the Fiat 600, like the one in the above illustration, that was popular in the 1950s. 1. A special Gucci edition will be unveiled during New York’s Fashion [...]
August 11, 2011 – 10:25 AM
So the Jersey Shore does Florence! We thought we’d let the Jersey Shore Season Four get off the ground before commenting on what it’s like seeing this group on the ultimate Italy vacation. As it turns out, last week’s season debut got the highest ratings ever. We know part of the reason is that the [...]
August 3, 2011 – 11:47 AM
Even though this comes as no surprise, we wanted to trumpet this news with the Tour Italy Now community: According to a new survey, a trip to Italy remains choice #1 for Americans! This finding is from Harris Survey, one of the top pollings firms in the world, and is based on interviews with 2,183 [...]
We wanted to let the Tour Italy Now community know that Venice has added a new tax for hotel guests. The Venice tax was approved by the City Council of Venice in late June, it goes into effect on August 23. As we told you in this blog post, Rome and Florence introduced “bed” taxes [...]
Tour Italy Now wants to share an exciting opportunity with the community: World-renowned success coach Anthony Robbins will be giving his “Unleash the Power Within” course in Rimini this September, and you can get tickets directly through Tour Italy Now! Robbins, who has over 30 years experience coaching leaders, businessmen and world-class athletes such as [...]
Attention: Andrea Bocelli in New York City in September! We wanted to remind those in the Tour Italy Now community that international opera sensation Andrea Bocelli will be appearing in a free concert in Central Park, New York City, this September 15. Tickets are free. To be in the running to obtain tickets, sign up [...]
We wanted to update Tour Italy Now readers with the latest on the so-called bed tax that goes into effect in Florence on July 1. The tax is pegged to a hotel’s star rating, one euro per star. The math is simple enough. Two nights in a four-star hotel in Florence will include a tax [...]
Perhaps you have asked yourself this question. We know the answer: a resounding, heartfelt “yes!” Of course, we are not the only ones who believe that Italy is the most beautiful country in the world. Year after year, Italy is judged one of the top places in the world to visit, according to the World [...]
La Notte Rosse (which translates to Pink Night) is a 24 hour event held on the Adriatic Rivera in Emilia Romagna. It is is scheduled for July 5, 2013. Billed as the New Years Eve of the summer, the entire stretch of the Adriatic coast from Comacchio to Cattolica is bathed in pink for 24 [...]
Head’s Up: Rome With New Bed Hotel Tax! Florence and Venice are following Rome’s lead and will start levying visitor taxes on hotel guests starting July 1. Rome introduced the so-called “bed” or “accommodation” tax this past January 1; it applies to all guests, business and leisure travelers, Italians and non-Italians. Tour Italy Now is [...]
