Comprehensive Planning
Meticulous planning of every detail of your travels from arrival through departure. “It is as if Marjorie is walking with you and whispering in your ear, sharing her passion and love for Italy.” Bespoke experiences crafted for you.
Our signature service — where Insider’s Italy began, and still our most popular. This is the highly personalized travel planning experience that discerning, independent travelers return for, again and again.
Gourmet Magazine called it:
“Remarkably detailed, with things I’ve never seen in any guidebook — the sort of advice you might get from a friend, if the friend were very, very knowledgeable.”
No other service offers anything quite like it. Perfect for family trips, honeymoons, or for those who don’t have the time, desire, or resources to plan in detail. Every journey is fully customized by Marjorie herself, designed around your interests, preferences, and pace.
We take care of it all :
- Accommodations
- Tailor-made daily itineraries
- All transportation, including reserved train seats
- Dinner reservations every night, drawn from our personal archive of restaurant reviews and culinary finds (markets, artisans, cafes, gelaterie, pasticcerie…)
- Your custom Plan includes a clear, pleasure-focused summary for each day, with 5–15 pages of beautifully written material per day — rich in insights and crafted entirely for you.
Planning includes phone consultations at every stage. While you’re in Italy, we’re by your side — and in your time zone.
Travel planning fees are typically at $5000 for 10–14 days of travel, and vary based on number of travelers, bases, and trip complexity. Travel costs in Italy — such as hotels, guides, and transportation — are paid separately.
Our other planning service
Meet Marjorie
Insider’s Italy is an experienced family business that draws on my family’s four generations of life in Italy. I personally plan your travels. It is my great joy to share with you my family’s hundred-year-plus archive of Italian delights, discoveries and special friends.