Newsletter January 2012

Dear Friends,

Our Web and Travel Coordinator is gearing up for her first trip to Italy, where she’ll be doing site inspections and discovering new programs, so I’ve asked Liz to highlight what she’ll be doing and seeing.

“I’m thrilled to be heading to Italy and getting to know some of our partners and programs better!

My travels first take me to Milan, where I’ll be attending BIT 2012 (Borsa Internazionale del Turismo). At The International Kitchen, we regularly attend trade shows to make new contacts and discover new partners to work with from all over Europe! At BIT, while I’ll be keeping my eye out for new Italian culinary vacations for you, I’ll also be meeting with our partners behind the program A Culinary Adventure in Umbria and Cooking and Hiking in the Umbrian Hills, among others. They have a new program they’ve been putting together in Sicily; expect details about that program when I return.

Then I’ll be traveling south to one of our newest Umbria programs, Discover the Umbrian Countryside, in the small comune of Montegabbione. Here, I’ll be visiting and exploring the agriturismo, and of course trying the food from their local farms, which is all organic and freshly grown!

For my last few days, it’s off to Florence, where I’ll meet with our Italian office and check in on some of our best-selling programs, like A Classic Tuscan Table With Chef Claudio.

It promises to be a whirlwind but exciting trip to Italy, and I look forward to reporting back about everything I discover!”

I wish Liz a great trip!

Best wishes,
Karen

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