Jonny Talks with Anthony Agostinelli from CIE Tours

CIE Tours has helped generations of guests experience the beauty and wonder of Europe, forge new friendships, and be welcomed home far away from their homes. Founded in 1932, our reputation for excellence is rooted in our signature Irish hospitality, the genuine warmth of our guides, and a talent for fostering lasting friendships on the road. We offer exclusive access, authentic experiences, and in-depth knowledge that, in the spirit of our heritage, often begins with a story.

Episode Transcript

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What Oh, I got a tigerout of the tail on this one.
It's the Go Go Travel show jollyheart. Well, we are at the
Pittsburgh Travel showcase and I am talkingto Anthony. I'm not even going to
try to pronounce that last name.Augustanelli, Augusti, that's easy, yes,
right, And Cie Tours tell useverything we need to know about Cie

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Tours. You got a fantastic allright, Cie Tours. We are an
Irish company. We are owned bythe Irish government, said Augustinelli. That's
that sounds that sounds so Irish.Yes, and if I had a dime
for everybody who said that, I'dbe a millionaireybody now. But we're ninety
three years in business. Oh wow, okay, yes, celebrating our ninety

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third year. And we specialize inIreland and all of Europe. Okay,
all of your Yes, we're amotor coach company, but we also do
f T fly drive or schauffeur's privatedriver. Do you do Italy as well?
Italy and Iceland? I know soIceland? So you got the hotspots,
don't We do have all the eyes. They are the biggest sellers in
Europe. Italy, Iceland, Ireland, always in Italy and Italy. Yes,

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So what is the hottest tour fortwenty twenty four those four or is
it? Or is there one thatthat's really taking off? Honestly all of
those? Italy is always extremely popular. Now, what's interesting I under I
learned here you're gonna have NonStop servicestarting in May direct to Iceland. Yep,

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right in the Recavic, which isgonna be a really good I think
for Pittsburgh. You know what.That was never on my radar two or
three years ago, and everybody whowas gone said, it's amazing. It
has to be on everybody's bucket list. We did it as a sales team
a few years ago. It wasone of my best tours I was ever
on. It's like walking on themoon, all right, So I haven't
been there walking on the moon.I've never been through the moon either.

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Help me help me out there.It's just the terrain, the landscape,
largest lava fills in the world,volcanoes. There's sixty two active volcanoes at
any given time, and unfortunately there'sa few of them that are active right
now as the really besides that,Reconvict, the town is absolutely amazing.
And don't forget when you go toIceland, one of the things you must

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have is an Iceland hot dog,the world famous. What is it.
It's the healthiest hot dog that youcan get. I don't know, I
love hot dogs, but the healthyit's definitely. And the healthy barn isn't
something that it's part of my differentbut the hot springs, the famous,
the blue Lagoon when you go in, absolutely amazing. And from what I
understand, the Icelanders are really reallyspecial when it comes to tourism. Fabulous,

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fabulous. They love their country.The country is spotless. It is
a beautiful, beautiful tour and honestly, when I went from Newark, New
Jersey into Rekovic four and a halfhours, wow. So the flight itself
is beautiful. Now talk to meabout Ireland, because of course I've been
lucky enough. I've been doing thisfor thirty years. Okay, how many

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times have you gone? I've beenabout to Ireland about forty times? Forty
Yeah, and I just got backactually, so it never gets old.
It never gets old, even comingfrom an Italian, it never gets old.
The people, when you talk aboutpeople and culture, the nicest people
I ever met in any of mytours in Ireland Scotland, that whole area
beautiful, forty shades of green.It is forty shades of green. It's

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amazing. The history, it's justfantastic. Your Coloney, Galway, Dublin
on the outskirts, it's just absolutelybeautiful. And I'll give you a little
heads up. And we believe intwenty twenty six the University of Pittsburgh is
playing Wisconsin in Ireland. Really yes, all right, So if somebody wants

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some more information, what's your website. The website is www dot cie tours
dot com. And the way areyou gonna find on the website all of
our tours Ireland, scott Stland,Britain, Italy, Iceland, Anthony.
It's a pleasure. Thank you somuch, Thank you so much.