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Connect2Italy.com: International Buyers are looking for Italian experiences and are rewarded

Alessandro Mancini and Vincenzo Pizzolante, the CO Founders of Connect2Italy continue to invest in this extraordinary business lounge that creates and consolidates trusting relationships between foreign TOs and Italian operators.

Connect2Italy is a B2B platform aimed at creating reliable B2B relationships between Italian sellers and international buyers.

The loyalty program was launched on Monday 15 February for the large number of foreign operators who are increasing on the platform every week. Operators who have been selling the Italian product for years and who are increasingly looking for direct relationships and to be consolidated to create truly unique experiences. Joining Connect2Italy.com for Intl. tour operators is FREE.

The loyalty program by the operators sees as prizes collectible gadgets, airline tickets to Italy, stays in Italian hotels and facilities, fam trips and much more.

Connect2Italy has revolutionized the concept of “constant contact between professionals” in the world of tourism, collecting, promoting and marketing unique tourist proposals for those who love the authenticity and exclusivity of experiencing in Italy.

Connect2Italy supports the Italian members with a team of specialized commercial professionals. Members can be in contact 24/24 with international Tour Operators specialized in the Italian products and who are always looking for an updated facility, especially in this phase of numerous changes.

C2I represents a unique commercial support that allows you to create an innovative relationship in the supply of tourist-experiential accommodation services, changing the habits of foreign Buyers who will not be able, for at least some time, to participate in tourism fairs and events.

“The Italy of entrepreneurs, which did not stop even during this absolutely difficult period, has decided to believe in Connet2Italy, making contacts with Tour operators and creating important trust links through targeted and detailed meetings” Alessandro Mancini tells us with a note of pride.

“We continue to insert new Italian products in line with the requests we receive from our trusted foreign operators, who have been collaborating with us with confidence for over 10 years” says Vincenzo Pizzolante, who continues, “we select DMCs, Villas, Hotels, Palaces and experiences unique and we let the managers tell them, because they are the protagonists of the platform “.

How it works: a reliable and compliant “virtual business lounge” where Tour Operators, who usually buy Italy and are always looking for new solutions. Everyone is in contact through digital tools such as the instant messaging system and meeting alerts with Italian tourism realities, without participating in international fairs or investing in building a valuable commercial network. Benefiting from the worldwide institutional relationships born in almost twenty years of tourism, the buyers present and active on the platform will benefit not only from increasing their knowledge of Italy, but also from participating as Hosted Buyers in Italian International Fairs and Fam Trips. The platform is online and works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Every day the number of special and unique solutions increases to organize an unforgettable trip to Italy for your travelers.

Experience fascinating Italian life stories, join the club and become a member!

http://www. connect2italy.com

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Connect2Italy.com la virtual lounge B2B per scoprire l’Italia e le sue eccellenze

I Buyers Internazionali cercano esperienze Italiane

Connect2Italy è una piattaforma B2B finalizzata a creare relazioni B2B affidabili, tra venditori italiani e acquirenti internazionali. Connect2Italy è la risposta ideale, in questi tempi di cambiamenti e sfide, per i buyer internazionali alla ricerca di nuove soluzioni in Italia, per entrare in contatto con gli operatori locali e le eccellenze italiane, come soluzioni di ospitalità uniche per garantire un soggiorno o viaggio indimenticabile: Ville, edifici storici, hotel di design, fornitori unici, esperienze DMC regionali, attraverso la conoscenza e la bellezza dell’Italia.

Il Ballo del Doge di Antonia Sautter o straordinarie esperienze in Cantina come Cantina Zenato, Palazzo DeBellini a Palermo e Palazzo Morosini a Venezia, sono alcuni dei Membri che si possono trovare e contattare su questa piattaforma innovativa, senza costi di intermediazione né commissioni.

“Dopo questa terribile emergenza dovuta al Covid-19 abbiamo voglia di nuovi orizzonti, anche la mia azienda si sta evolvendo molto. È un ottimo momento di crescita e noi vogliamo essere protagonisti. Connect2Italy si propone di rivoluzionare il concetto di “viaggio”, raccogliendo, promuovendo e commercializzando proposte turistiche uniche in Italia, per chi ama l’autenticità e l’esclusività della propria esperienza, unita ad un servizio ai massimi livelli fornito da professionisti che rappresentano l’eccellenza nel proprio settore e nelle aree geografiche di competenza” Mario Cavasotto Lloyd Transatlantico – Voy per El Mundo ARGENTINA

“I turisti devono sentirsi sicuri e fiduciosi per visitare qualsiasi destinazione. L’Italia è stata colpita dalla pandemia dal primo giorno e ora è il momento di aggiornare la sua immagine. Occorre mostrare persone reali che girano per l’Italia, vivendo esperienze turistiche. E dando la loro testimonianza di prima mano dicendo che è sicuro, con “itinerari sicuri”. Meno città, più attività in campagna, spazi aperti. Io andrò a Roma, beh… perché è Roma. Poi andrei ovunque nel sud, vicino alla spiaggia. Almeno due giorni di sole, tra branzini e vino… Il turismo ricomincerà, la domanda non è come, ma quando. Quando le condizioni sono appropriate – le persone sono sicure di lasciare le loro case, volare / guidare / navigare e sono anche in grado di rilassarsi e divertirsi rispettando tutti i requisiti sanitari e di distanziamento sociale”Luiz Chimanovitch, Educational World Tours CANADA.

“Se fossi il Mago di Oz, approverei una legge sul matrimonio gay in Italia, perché l’Italia ora ha un po’ la reputazione di essere omofoba e questo interferisce con le mie vendite. Prego per poter trascorrere parte di questa estate a Luino, dove sono cresciuto. Oltre a questo, spero di fare il mio tour Gay Italy in autunno, che inizierà a Firenze. Quando i vaccini porranno fine alla pandemia di Covid-19, il turismo inizierà rapidamente, penso, specialmente il turismo gay, perché i viaggiatori gay sono audaci” Andrew Lear, Oscar Wilde Tours USA.

“Prima di tutto, data la bellezza paesaggistica dell’Italia, avrei probabilmente lanciato un incantesimo su tutti facendoli sognare la bellezza architettonica, la cucina appetitosa e i paesaggi naturali incontaminati di questo bellissimo paese, facendoli pianificare la loro prima vacanza in Italia dopo Covid-19. Non vedo l’ora di visitare la Sicilia. Sono già entusiasta al pensiero della sua bellissima e ricca storia tra cui i bellissimi villaggi di pescatori, la gastronomia locale, la cultura e le tradizioni, un’opportunità per interagire e comprendere la vita locale. Questa è la mia priorità assoluta. Le persone sono stanche delle restrizioni imposte alle loro vite in tutto il mondo, a causa del Covid-19 e non vedono l’ora di tornare ai giorni normali quando hanno viaggiato, fatto acquisti e goduto della bellezza delle meravigliose destinazioni in tutto il mondo, avere una storia unica da raccontare. Con l’avvento dei vaccini, il Covid-19 è in una fase di recessione e siamo pronti per una nuova ripresa turistica”. Neeraj Kumar, Le Magnifique Group INDIA.

“Connect2Italy può davvero aiutarci a entrare in contatto al meglio con rivenditori e imprenditori italiani. Amo l’Italia e l’ho visitata tante volte, entrambi i set dei miei nonni sono nati in Italia. Sono stato a Roma, Siena, Firenze, Torino, Milano, Venezia e ovviamente sul Lago di Como. Ma la prossima volta desidero visitare la Sicilia: la adoro!” Dan Marroni, Plaza Travels USA.

Come funziona: una “business lounge virtuale” affidabile e conforme dove i Tour Operator, che abitualmente acquistano l’Italia e sono sempre alla ricerca di nuove soluzioni. Tutti sono in contatto attraverso strumenti digitali come il sistema di messaggistica istantanea e meeting alert con realtà turistiche italiane, senza partecipare a fiere internazionali o investire nella costruzione di una rete commerciale di valore. Beneficiando dei rapporti istituzionali mondiali nati in quasi vent’anni di turismo, i buyer presenti e attivi sulla piattaforma potranno beneficiare non solo di accrescere la propria conoscenza dell’Italia, ma anche di partecipare come Hosted Buyer a Fiere Internazionali Italiane e Fam Trips. La piattaforma è online e funziona 24 ore su 24, 7 giorni su 7. Ogni giorno aumenta il numero di soluzioni particolari e uniche per organizzare un viaggio in Italia indimenticabile per i tuoi viaggiatori.

Vivi affascinanti storie italiane, entra nel club e diventa un membro!

www. connect2italy.com

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A magic Italy, like you’ve never seen before

NAPOLI E CILENTO – l’TALIA COME NON L’AVETE MAI VISTA.

“The best way to avoid an ordinary life is to visit extraordinary places”

Main information

• 8 days – 7 nights
• Accommodation in 3 star superior or 4 star hotels
• All transfers are included (By bus GT)

TOUR:

DAY 1 : day of arrival/love at first sight with Naples

-Arrival in Naples and meeting with a specialized guide

-Seeing tour in panoramic tour to admire the most beautiful views of Naples

-Plebiscite square stop for a coffee in a historic bar

-Guided tour of the historical buildings of Naples (San Carlo theater, Angevin Casle, Gallery Umberto First).

-Back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay

Day 2: The spirituality and folklore of Naples

-Breakfast in hotel and departure by private GT bus

– Visit the old town with the Church of Jesus and focus on San Giuseppe Moscati, Santa Chiara with cloister, San Gregorio Armeno and the cathedral.

– Free time for lunch

-Transfer to the area of Capodimonte. Afternoon visit to

the Catacombs of San Gennaro, Cemetery of Fontanelle, Santa

Maria della Sanità,

-Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3 – Sorrento and Amalfi

-Breakfast in hotel and transfer by private GT bus

-Arrival in Sorrento and guided tour of the city

-Transfer to Positano and guided tour

-Leisure time for lunch

-Transfer to Amalfi and guided tour

-Return by boat to the port of Salerno and from there transfer to the hotel in Paestum, dinner and overnight stay

Day 4 – first taste of Cilento

– Breakfast at the hotel and transfer by private GT bus

-Arrival to Paestum and guided tour of the archaeological park

-Leisure time for lunch with the possibility of a buffalo mozzarella tasting near the archaeological park (not included in the tour price)

-In the afternoon transfer to Castellabate and guided tour of the village

-Transfer to hotel, dinner and overnight stay

Day 5 – Camerota: the pearl of Cilento

-Breakfast in hotel and transfer by private GT bus

-Arrival to hotel in Marina di Camerota and accommodation

-Terracotta interactive experiences with a master of ceramics and terracotta

-Dinner in characteristic trattoria to eat the typical dishes of the Mediterranean diet

-Transfer to hotel and overnight stay

Day 6: the most beautiful sea of Italy

-Breakfast in hotel and transfer by private GT bus

-Arrival at the port of Marina di Camerota

-Boat departure to discover the marine protected area of Infreschi

-Stop at the bay of Infreschi, elected the most beautiful beach in Italy, and visit to the church of San Lazzaro

-Leisure time for lunch (there is the possibility to eat in a characteristic oasis, with locally produced products, not included in the price)

-back by boat to Marina di Camerota

-Short visit to the coastal village

-Back in hote, dinner and overnight stay

Day 7 – Pompei

-Breakfast in hotel and departure by private GT bus

-Transfer to the archaeological area of Pompeii (one of the most famous and suggestive places in Italy )

-Guided visit to the archaeological park

-Leisure time for lunch

-Visit the sanctuary of the Virgen María del Santo Rosario of Pompeii

-Transfer to hotel, dinner and overnight stay

day 8 – end of services

-Breakfast in hotel and transfer by private GT bus to Naples international airport, or other previously agreed destination

please write us for further details, Domenico CilentoViaggi

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Cerchiamo nuovi Hotel in Italia

Connect2Italy dopo la partnership con Turkish Airlines: 

fa un restyling del Club e cerca nuovi Hotels in Italia

Connect2Italy è un club internazionale di professionisti in cui si incontrano BUYERS INTERNAZIONALI e SELLERS ITALIANI, con formazione continua e supporto in ambito comunicazione e marketing. 

Con partner importanti come Turkish Airlines e Camera di Commercio di Milano.

Connect2Italy raccoglie il mondo in una piattaforma online, all’interno vi sono i buyers interessati a comprare esperienze e luoghi made in Italy, senza muoversi dalla propria scrivania. E far parte di Connect2Italy.com sostituisce la presenza a costosi eventi fieristici e congressi, con un’utenza attiva 24/24, per trattare direttamente con i clienti.

Si ha inoltre un team di professionisti a disposizione, guidati da Alessandro Mancini (ex direttore Ticketing e Turismo di EXPO2015, Direttore Generale di vari TO, si è occupato del lancio di “GiudizioUniversale” nel mondo) e Vincenzo Pizzolante, specializzato in operazioni digitali e business strategico (laureato in Economia e Strategie aziendali, Bocconi)

Non c’è nessun costo di intermediazione sulle opportunità generate, con un nuovo paradigma del turismo ed un continuo programma di formazione per gli operatori turistici.

“Il funzionamento è semplice: ogni operatore italiano, definito Seller, ha una sua pagina di presentazione che può aggiornare e modificare da solo – spiega Vincenzo Pizzolante, Co-fondatore di Connect2Italy – e quotidianamente riceve richieste di informazioni, prenotazioni da buyer esteri, crea attività commerciale per la propria azienda, dal suo ufficio”.

“Con meno di due ore di aereo da Milano si arriva a Palermo, Catania e Comiso, e molte altre città europee sono collegate alla nostra Sicilia. L’isola più vasta del Mediterraneo e terra di tesori, magie, enogastronomia e mare stupendo. E qui si può anche sciare! Quando apro il PC al mattino, mi collego subito con Connect2Italy e inizio i contatti o rispondo ai colleghi italiani per creare insieme itinerari ad hoc” risponde Giusi Macchiarella, con oltre 30 anni di esperienza nel turismo e fondatrice di JustSicily, “grazie a Connect2Italy ho già partecipato a vari webinar in collegamento con oltre 1000 operatori turistici del Sud America. Questo mi ha indotto a portare su Connect2Italy anche Palazzo deBellini e gli hotel di The Sphere, con i quali collaboro abitualmente”. 

“Ho già avuto ottimi riscontri su Connect2Italy, grazie ai webinar organizzati solo per me, e sono venuto in contatto con realtà turistiche di cui prima ignoravo l’esistenza. Ho preso contatti dagli Stati Uniti dall’India, e dall’Argentina. In particolare, mi sto prodigando per una richiesta di due clienti di Buenos Aires che festeggeranno il loro anniversario e compleanno (60 anni tondi) di matrimonio qui In Italia, a Napoli e Capri: sto lavorando per far sì che il loro viaggio sia indimenticabile” dichiara felice Giuseppe Pipolo, travel designer a Napoli. 

“Siamo entrati a far parte di Connect2Italy da subito. Ciò ha stravolto completamente la nostra quotidianità, portando il nostro lavoro ad un livello assolutamente più alto. Presentando un territorio ancora poco conosciuto come il Cilento, grazie a Connect2Italy siamo stati a contatto con personalità che difficilmente avremmo raggiunto senza l’aiuto della piattaforma, tra cui i più grandi Tour Operator del Sud America e non solo, con cui siamo riusciti ad instaurare un rapporto di collaborazione importante”, commentano Antonio e Domenico di CilentoViaggi.

Attualmente Connect2Italy sta cercando altre realtà turistiche e ricettive italiane particolari, per le numerose richieste che riceve ogni giorno da operatori stranieri, con budget ampi, per scoprire l’Italia più originale ed autentica. Per dettagli business@connect2italy.com

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Connect2Italy, part of Mancini Worldwide, is the first digital exclusive club for tourism professionals

The aim of the club is to provide to International tour operators the possibility to stay directly in touch with Italian referral or owners of touristic and receptive services.

Such as exclusive accommodation solutions, private villas and services, stunning experiences, local DMCs, in order to create a direct relationship and value from the 1to1 contact. 

Connect2Italy aims to revolutionize the B2B relationship between tourism professionals, eliminating the role of OTAs: 

1. There are no club membership costs 
2. No fees on generated practices
3. Give the possibility to Italian excellences to get in touch with International Members
4. Offer to customers new services and experiences in a wonderful country like Italy
5. Customize itineraries and stays accordingly to the needs of clients 

Moreover, belonging to this exclusive club means to be part of the selected Travel Agents that will take part to the hosted incoming programs to the various regions of Italy. 

Join it and feel free to contact us: business@connect2italy.com

About us: 

• https://www.traveldailynews.com/post/connect2italy-born-to-meet-supply-and-demand-between-foreign-buyers-in-love-with-italy
• https://www.theworldnewsfeed.com/2020/07/06/connect2italy-born-to-meet-supply-and-demand-between-foreign-buyers-in-love-with-italy/

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Cilento experience

Cilento is a region in southern italy 100 km far from Napoli. It’s a place i go since i was a kid.  Blue sea and sky, wild nature, little fisherman villages, a gorgeous inland with rivers lakes and national parks. Everything was arrenged by DMC Cilento Viaggi.  We were accommodated at a nice hotel in Palinuro town, and the next morning we went on troncone beach, a very amazing seashore with transparent water and….first surprise: the previous night a turtle laid eggs, hidden them in the sand!!! So marine biologists came in the late morning to move’em in a safer point on the same beach. At sunset we met Antonio Cavaliere, manager of Cilento viaggi DMC, at the port of Marina di Camerota, another town very close to palinuro, and there was the second surprie: a traditonal lamparata organized for us. On a motor boat with skipper we reached the lampara ( a boat with a lamp for lighting up the dark water at night and attract fish) and a fishing boat. From the bottom of the sea with the help of very huge net, they took a lot of fresh fish. We did attend to this magical moment clapping and listening the shouts and the orders of the captain. It’s been fabolous. Then we went all together on Pozzallo beach to eat on the sand all the fish they catched. Muy rico! Tasty fried “alici” pasta with tuna olives tomato and onions, fruit and pastries. Live music, the moon and the stars…perfect!

Thanx to Cilento Viaggi for this magical week end. We will come back soon

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Let’s visit ITALY!

Connect2Italy www.connect2italy.com born 1st July 2020, a tool of great utility and easy usability, a new form of contact between professionals in the tourism sector.

On the one hand, foreign Tour Operators who habitually buy Italy and who are always looking for new solutions and on the other, Italian tourism realities, with the possibility to get in touch with them directly, without having to attend international fairs or invest in building a network or having foreign commercial.

“After Expo Milano 2015, we dedicated ourselves to the promotion in the world of Italian excellence, in the tourism sector, in the hospitality industry and in the search for that experiential value, representing Italy and its excellences in the major international fairs and at promotional tables and evenings organized by our Italian Embassies in the world. From these numerous requests for applications, we have created this online platform where there are no intermediation costs “says Alessandro Mancini, CEO and creator of Connect2Italy.

Connect2Italy is powered by ManciniWorldwide that is costantly busy in promoting the beauties of Italy and its excellences. Engaging the best tour operators of the world in promoting and selling Italy.

With C2I Connect2Italy international buyers can have available Italian local excellences and unique experiences, an online B2B club. Aimed at 2 types of professionals: selected global operators – heritage of our network – with the aim of bringing together, through synergies, international buyers who can contact Italian tourism service providers (unique locations, high-level transfers, unconventional experiences, etc.). Benefiting from the worldwide institutional relationships created in almost twenty years of tourism and creating a new opportunity among professionals in the tourism sector.

The platform is online and each operator has the opportunity to directly contact the various connected operators around the world and to stay in touch with them immediately, through a selection of features and needs (e.g. experiences, MICE and corporate, Castles and residences for weddings, unique experiences and local and regional activities, other activities).

In particular, there are no commissions or other brokerage costs: you can negotiate and interface directly on the platform with the different excellences and have a 1-to-1 relationship with the international operators present on the C2I portal.

Furthermore, in these pre-launch months there have been a series of dedicated online business meetings, to increase the audience of each reality and above all to create a link with international Buyers.

In the recent weeks special experiences have been added such as the possibility of deepsea fishing in Ostuni, Puglia or booking a charter boat. Through C2I Connect2Italy, foreign tour operators will be able to purchase entrance tickets to the Doge’s Ball in Venice, taste the wines of the Zenato Wineries as an ideal setting to inebriate themselves with the scents of the vineyards and stay at the Allegro Hotels in Italy.

Each Italian operator has a page of its own where it can upload images, videos, offers and external links, a description and interface from the first day with foreign buyers who are looking for the most authentic Italy and its experiences.

“For example, the experience offered by a Tuscany company for an Argentine Tour Operator created a very profitable bond for both: milking the cows and creating the cheese, with the shepherd on site was what a group of twenty South American managers were looking for” concludes Vincenzo Pizzolante, Operation Manager for Connect2Italy.

 

The MANCINIWORLDWIDE team regularly participates in various international fairs including: FIT Buenos Aires, Anato in Bogota, ILTM Shanghai as well as ITB Berlin and WTM London. The road shows at our Italian embassies and consulates should be added in the way in direct contact with the local Tour Operators who market Italy, to whom the C2I product is always presented.

Last 30 June Alessandro Mancini, head of MANCINIWORLDWIDE, was present at the online conference dedicated to Kuwait tourism and high-end operators, with the Ambassador and 100 tour operators.

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Grazie, Thank you Kuwait!

Last 30th June  an International Webinar with more than 100 Tour Operators in Kuwait.

Here an important feature on the Italian press:

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/economia/2020/06/30/kuwait-primo-webinar-su-rilancio-turismo-in-italia_ec18ecc8-44e0-49bf-b485-b7c4a1ef84d8.html

Please take a look to this amazing video seen just before the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

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