An update on  Italian Travel today:

 between  "Global Warming and Fully Booked"

I have just completed two weeks touring much of Northern Italy ending  on  Monte Argentario , at  A Leading Hotels five star property, named  il Pellicano. If you have not heard of it yet, it is worthy of your bucket list.

Dramatic coastline, Exceptional service in a renown and beautiful setting. 

I have traveled during these  past 14 days from Venezia, Lago d'GArda, Verona, Massimo Bottura's  Casa Maria Luigina in  Modena, to Versilia, then Firenze, to an Alder spa  in bucolic Bagno Vignoni to this Maremma coastline. 

It was clear that all hotels, and affiliated vendors,  have been operating with “all cylinders”.  Every hotel I stayed in was " Fully Booked" .

 Staff was often shorthanded, and were  diligently working on satisfying present  guests and confirming future requests. 

Requests  for custom vacations arrive daily to us and to Italy,  and from  a travel planner perspective,  hotel  inventory is low.   In certain room categories and  destinations namely Costera Amalfitana and Capri, Lago d ‘Como many area already  booked until October.    Delux categories are the first choice room category for many travelers  and are more reasonable then the pricier suites which in a five star property often start around Eu 2200 a night.

 In short prices are high,and inventory low.   

We, at The Italian Concierge are unable to satisfy all requests, especially those requesting  travel  under 2 months. It is not “impossible” to find “something” but certain requests such as  multiple rooms,  consecutive dates of three, four, five nights, are difficult to find unless one has flexibility in budget, dates or location.  Our philosophy is not to just Find Something.  We want our clients to be exceptional pleased with their entire vacation and working last minute does not allow us to fulfill our  At The Italian Concierge , we are planning primarily for fall and for 2023 where there is inventory to reserve.