The Orofino Family
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The Orofino dynasty began with the merging of two families, Giovannozzi and Orofino. The Giovannozzi family originated from Pescara and Teramo (Abruzzo). The Orofino family came from Palermo and Caltagirone (Sicily).
Francesco and Lucia Giovannozzi had seven children. They decided to move to Wilmington, Delaware to pursue the American dream in 1906. The youngest daughter Rose (Orsola), while vacationing in Italy, met Giuseppe Nuzzo, a Colonel in the Italian army, a lawyer and the mayor of Acerra. They married and lived in Naples. They had one daughter, Giovanna.
The Orofino family started when Pasquale and Giacomina Federico married. Pasquale Orofino was a policeman and died very young. Giacomina then raised her two sons, Giorgio and Francesco. The family was very poor and she made many sacrifices in order for her two children to attend college in Naples. The sons received college degrees in Engineering. They began constructing residential and commercial buildings after World War II and in 1965 the first hotel: Grand Hotel **** Suisse Resort & Spa.
Francesco later met Giovanna Nuzzo and they got married. They had three boys: Giorgio, Fabio and Luca. Giorgio became a lawyer and Fabio and Luca became engineers. Francesco and his three sons began working together building and buying hotels and resorts. With a lot of sacrifices and diligent entrepreneurship, they created one of the largest family owned four - star hotel chains in Italy: Aurum Hotels ®.
Too often tourists embark in exhausting trips and seldom experience the true flavor of Italian life, culture, art and history. Recognizing this, Giorgio created “Stay and Visit ® Italy” in 1996 in Sarasota, Florida. To experience and savor the “Dolce Vita” one must relax and capture the moment! Italy will reawaken your senses: Italy is not just a country, it is an Emotion! It must be felt, lived, expressed, and shared. Stay and Visit ® Italy will help you with it!
Today, over 10,000 guests are hosted on a weekly basis in the Aurum Hotels ® and over a 1000 associates will assist with pride and passion for an unforgettable vacation!
Currently Stay and Visit ® Italy Orofino Tours offers thirty different tours visiting 1 or 2 regions of Italy (Regional Tours); “Discover Italy Tours”offer a broader area of interest combining 3 or more regions; “Special Interest Tours” such as: Food & Wine Culinary tours, Golf tours, Scuba Diving, Ski, Shopping and Spa tours; “Affordable Italy Tours” offer a very enticing 7-8-10 day tours starting at $499 including house wine and mineral water with dinner.
We are able to provide such exceptional value because we own the hotels, restaurants and resorts, without any third party involvement. Over 300 tour operators offer tours of Italy but none of them own a large hotel chain in Italy.
In 2008, a new concept of vacationing in Italy is being launched called Club Italia. This powerful consortium of first class hotels offers rooms at the exceptional starting price of $19.99 per day including meals, wine and mineral water. By joining Club Italia, members will have exclusive access to unsold rooms in many regions of Italy at the lowest possible prices.
For more information on Club Italia or Stay and Visit ® Italy Orofino Tours visit our website www.stayandvisit.com or www.orofinotours.com or call our toll free number
1-877-222-4857.
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Stay and Visit ® Italy – Orofino Tours
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Sarasota - Florida - 34231 - USA
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