A trusted bridge between Australia and Italy.
Aussie2Italia is a boutique travel planning and professional education enterprise founded by Sandy Colombo. We champion localised economies, responsible tourism, and small-business autonomy — away from corporate travel conglomerates.
Real Italy, done properly.
We deliver high-end, bespoke itineraries for consumers while providing elite business training for independent Australian travel agents. Our operational model bypasses foreign multinational booking platforms by partnering directly with a dedicated, trusted local operator on the ground in Italy.
That structure guarantees your travel capital flows directly back into regional Italian economies — supporting local families and traditional merchants — and gives you a highly secure, immediate, 24/7 on-the-ground support system for peace of mind during complex European transits.
Sandy Colombo is a certified Master Trainer in NLP and has served as a mentor for the Travel Industry Mentor Experience (TIME) for over a decade — nurturing the next generation of Australian travel leaders.
We operate as a non-predatory extension of the Australian travel trade — managing agents' clients' Italian itineraries while respecting the original relationship.
The traveller who wants the confidence of getting it right.
Women 40+ travelling alone who want meaningful experiences without the pressure of large group coach tours.
Partners or friend groups where one person is the organiser and needs a trusted expert to lift the load.
Independent Australian agents who want to offer confident Italian itineraries to their own clients.
Little moments from recent tours.
