Each Fall Travel+Leisure magazine prints its A-List; travel agents who go above and beyond the call to give their clients a truly memorable experience.
For the fourteenth consecutive year Select Italy was selected as one of the top travel agents in the Travel+Leisure A-List®, the comprehensive list of the world's outstanding travel agents. This year's A-List status was awarded to Beth Rubin, Manager of Custom Travel Planning & Sales.
Select Italy's advisors have been featured on the list since 2002 and this is the second year in a row Beth Rubin has been named to the prestigious award for her outstanding expertise in custom Italian travel planning.
"While she can plan romantic getaways to Florence or family vacations to Rome, Rubin encourages travelers look beyond popular destinations. In Calabria, she has helped clients track their ancestors. From Milan, she's set up excursions to such cities as Mantua and Cremona. Even on classic trips, Rubin tempts clients with unusual day trips or excursions like visiting a saffron producer in Umbria as an addition to a winery-filled vacation in Tuscany and Piedmont," reports Travel + Leisure® Magazine.
Beth Rubin indicated the new Casa Fabbrini, Roma as the best new hotel she has experienced this year. Located in the heart of the Eternal City, the hotel has only 5 rooms and is a great retreat in the middle of frenetic Rome.
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For the thirteenth consecutive year Select Italy was selected as one of the top travel agents in the Travel+Leisure A-List®, the comprehensive list of the world's outstanding travel agents. This year's A-List status was awarded to only 133 industry members.
Since its inception, the Travel+Leisure A-List® has mentioned Select Italy's founder, Andrea Sertoli. This year, the prestigious 2014 A-List of Top Travel Advisor included Ms. Beth Rubin, Manager of Custom Travel Planning & Sales, for her expertise in custom Italian travel planning.
Rubin suggested the one-of-a-kind 24-room D.O.M. Hotel Roma as her new favorite accommodation. It is housed in a monastery and located on what she considers the Eternal City's most beautiful street. She also encourages travelers to look beyond the most popular destinations and follow the more off-the-beaten-path corners of the Bel Paese. She predicts that Mantua and Cremona, with their unique Lombard culture will be discovered as perfect pairings with the Expo Milano 2015, which kicks off in May of next year.
For the twelfth consecutive year Select Italy was selected as one of the top travel agents in the Travel + Leisure A-List, the comprehensive list of the world's outstanding travel agents, with this year's A-List status being awarded to only 161 of the industry's best in the world.
Since the inception of the Travel + Leisure A-List, Select Italy has been present in the person of its founder Andrea Sertoli, who considered the inclusion into the list a significant achievement and a recognition of his desire to offer a specialized, tailored travel service with the ability to create state-of-the-art tours and customized itineraries.
This year he suggested the eight-room Monaci delle Terre Nere in Sicily, which sits on the slopes of the active Mount Etna volcano. Here, "the owner has an enormous respect for the environment and it shows, the lush estate retains a rustic sense of place and is partly fueled by solar energy." Nature lovers can take advantage of the hotel's al fresco yoga classes, swimming pool, organic farm and holistic massage program. Foodies will appreciate Chef Rosella's particular gift for transforming local ingredients into high quality dishes accompanied by wines chosen by the owner.
Keeping with tradition, while redefining what it means to be the "best of the best," Select Italy Founder Andrea Sertoli once again graces Travel+Leisure's A-List of top travel agents for the 11th year in a row.
This year Sertoli predicts that the trendy new destination for American tourists will be the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Situated on the instep of Italy's boot, Basilicata is one of the oldest lands inhabited by human beings. Its heritage lives on in Matera's sassi with their 9,000 year old cave homes and rupestrian churches. A rich culinary tradition coupled with a contemporary vibrance in all the performing and visual arts makes Basilicata a region to discover with the eyes of an explorer.
Ten is the lucky number! For the tenth consecutive year, Select Italy, has made Travel & Leisure magazine's annual A-List of Top Travel Agents. "We're more committed than ever to bringing the best that Italy has to offer to discerning travelers," says Select Italy president Andrea Sertoli.
Andrea recommends the island of Ponza, still untouched by mass tourism. You can read about his recent visit as well as insider tips about the island on our Blog.
We're honored to once again be named to Travel+Leisure's A-List of travel agents, what T+L describes as "the best of the best - specialists who always deliver." At T+L, they say "an expert guide can make all the difference in your travel planning experience – from getting the best rates to finding the perfect destination for your next trip." We at Select Italy agree and say: Let your Italian trip of a lifetime begin right here...today!
This year's Dream Trip takes you outside of Italy to the beautiful Mediterranean country of Croatia. From Diocletian's Palace in Split to the majestic views of the Plitvice Lakes, Select Italy president Andrea Sertoli predicts Croatia will become a hotspot for travelers.
We're excited to once again be named to Travel+Leisure's A-List of travel agents, what T+L describes as "the best of the best - specialists who always deliver."
This year's Dream trip courts all things firey: Sicily and the Aeolian Islands.
"[Select Italy arranged] for an on-site scholar and an art historian to explain to a dot-com billionaire and his 11-year-old twin sons the convoluted history of a medieval fresco in Siena's Palazzo Pubblico, and determine its authenticity using X-rays and CSI-like, state-of-the-art archaeology techniques."
This year's Dream Trip takes us to a hidden gem: Catania, the melting pot of Italy.
Dream Trip: Exploring the Friuli region, spending time on its white-sand beaches, and climbing the craggy Italian Alps. Enjoying the quiet of this corner of Italy, which is off the mainstream tourist circuit, and above all eating its cuisine - prosciutto and prosecco, in particular.
Dream Trip: A leisurely car trek through Italy's Le Marche: beginning in Urbino, a Renaissance jewel dominated by the 15th-century castle of the dukes of Montefeltro; heading toward the Adriatic to attend the annual Rossini festival in Pesaro, the composer's hometown; returning inland to tiny Pergola and its 17th-century theater.
Dream Trip: A month in Puglia and neighboring Basilicata to see Baroque and Norman architecture and visit boutique vineyards, culminating in a week relaxing by the pool at Il Melograno, a 17th-century farming estate in Monopoli, Puglia.
Top tip: The Cilento region south of the Amalfi Coast. "Wild and wonderful - think sand and rocks and woods and local artichokes. Santa Maria di Castellabate on the sea gets a stylish summer crowd, and Paestum is one of the world's most perfect ancient Greek temples."
Top tip: Ponza, an island that's a jealously guarded weekend escape for Romans. The next island over is a nature preserve. and you can find obsidian in the seabed.
Hotels - Latium Islands (Ponza) - Grand Hotel Chiaia di Luna
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