About Us

I grew up speaking Italian at home, in Connecticut, where Tour World Now is based, and visiting my family in Ischia. As a child, one of my favorite places to visit in Ischia was spiaggia dei maronti, or Maronti Beach, which to this day is still one of my favorite beaches in Italy. Those summers in Italy, Ischia was full of tourists. Nearly everyone in my family is connected to tourism. Literally everyone’s in the industry. I’ve got cousins who own hotels and restaurants. Some are tour guides. As a teen, I’d work in my cousins’ restaurants and my aunt’s hotels. It was terrific. They were always packed with tourists. My summers in Italy created some of my most cherished memories. From the hard work to the beach parties, I wouldn’t change a thing.

After college, where I studied marketing and technology, I got a job with General Electric, pretty far removed from Italy travel. Little did I know how the pieces would eventually come together. A few years later, GE bought a company that was based in of course Italy. I was transferred there. It was a dream come true. I’d always wanted to live in Italy. During my time there, my understanding of Italy grew even more, I learned more about the country’s culture and history and art. And of course, Italy’s wonderful food. I had this understanding before I went, but when you’re living, eating and breathing a place for a few years, you really get a deep feel for it. Of course I traveled as much as I could, to Naples, Rome, Florence, all over the country for business and pleasure. These were my very first Italy tour planning experiences!

When I returned to the States, friends started asking for advice about travel to Italy. Where to stay. What to see… and so on. One thing led to another. Soon I went from making suggestions for friends to booking travel for them and their friends and friends of their friends. I officially launched Tour World Now in 2002. Several years later I met a woman from Brazil. Priscila and I married in 2008. (Of course, we went to Italy, one of the most romantic places in the world, for our honeymoon). Priscila is now Tour World Now’s Sales Director, making us a family business.