Published on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 by Steve I'm thrilled to announce a fabulous new travel package called Roman Adventure! With the Eternal City as your home base, see the highlights of Ancient Rome, the Colosseum, and the Vatican, plus venture out to Pompeii, Naples and Tuscany to make the most of your week in Rome. Here's what is included: + 6 nights in a 4-star Rome hotel + airport transfers + Coloss...

Published on Friday, March 15, 2013 by Steve All eyes were on Rome and Vatican City this week as Pope Francis became the 266th pope in the history of the Catholic Church. There has never been a better time to visit the Eternal City and Italy and  ItalyVacations.com has put together  an amazing package for you to meet the new pope! Meet Pope Francis at a Papal Audience at the Vatican - a once-in-a-lifetim...

Published on Thursday, February 21, 2013 by Steve You can enjoy special savings on certain Perillo Tours when you book for special departures by the end of February. Don't miss this chance to travel in style and SAVE! Greek Island Yacht Cruise Odyssey: $1,000 OFF 2nd Person When Paid in Full by Feb. 28 (Singles get $500 off). Deal good for June 10, July 8 and October 7 departures Mangia e Bevi Tour: $500 OFF ...

Published on Monday, February 18, 2013 by Steve I’m Steve Perillo of Perillo Tours. I'm thrilled to have started a new video series called Steve's Travel Tips to share all the insider Italy travel tips I have learned over a lifetime of travel to Italy. This week I'm going to tell you all more about value added tax or VAT in Italy. Its an extra tax that you should know about before you travel to Italy...and kno...

Published on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 by Steve I’m Steve Perillo of Perillo Tours. I'm thrilled to have started a new video series called Steve's Travel Tips to share all the insider Italy travel tips I have learned over a lifetime of travel to Italy. This week I'm joined by my friend Kathy McCabe, editor of the travel newsletter Dream of Italy and frequent contributor to this blog. Kathy and I sat down and c...

Published on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by Steve Florence has long been known for its rich history - it is the birthplace of the Renaissance -  as well as being an epicenter of Italian gastronomy.  That's why I'm thrilled to announce our new, independent 6-night Florence Adventure package from ItalyVacations.com. Rates for this culinary and historical odyssey start at $1,325 per person, based on double, and ...

Published on Friday, February 1, 2013 by Steve Ready to travel to Italy or Greece this year? You can enjoy special savings on certain Perillo Tours when you book for special departures by the end of February. Don't miss this chance to travel in style and SAVE! Greek Island Yacht Cruise Odyssey: $1,000 OFF 2nd Person When Paid in Full by Feb. 28 (Singles get $500 off). Deal good for June 10, July 8 and October ...

Published on Friday, January 25, 2013 by Steve This is prime time to book your tour to Italy for 2013. You may have seen our new commercials on TV this month. My dog Harry comes to the office with me each and every day. He's a key part of Perillo Tours. As you can imagine, he hears all about our tours and has an opinion or two. He insisted (and you just don't say no to Harry) in appearing in one of our latest comm...

Published on Thursday, January 17, 2013 by Steve Do you know that one in 10 Americans has some Italian blood? More than 5.5 million Italians emigrated to the United States between 1820 and 2004 with the bulk of immigration taking place between 1880 and 1920. Chances are at least one of your ancestors was among them! No matter how long it has been since your relatives left Italy, the Italian homeland surely has...

Published on Friday, January 4, 2013 by Steve Is 2013 the year that you are going to take a trip of a lifetime?  How about to Italy or Greece? I'd like to help you make that happen with special savings on two new fantastic tours from Perillo Tours but you will need to act quickly! Save $500 Per Couple on Our Mangia e Bevi Italy Tour Join the April 11th departure of our new food tour Mangia e Bevi and recei...