WHY MDF INCENTIVES & SLOW TOURS
It all started from here: The Italian way to say that one has a big dream, is “I have a dream in my drawer”. This is the reason why I had a messy pile of clothes in my bedroom. I finally decided to realize my biggest dream and I created “mdf incentives & slow tours”, and finally the clothes found their places in the drawers...
The biggest concern was the logo, and
one of my passions came to my aid. Have you ever seen Baaria, the 2009 Italian movie directed by Giuseppe Tornatore? The prologue and the epilogue show a child playing with a wooden toy top (strummulu or tuppetto in Sicilian) on the streets of Bagheria, one of the most characteristic town close to Palermo. Oh what a perfect figure for logo of the company! It has in it the sense of tradition. I used to play it when I was young and it’s really Sicilian. It’s a game, that reminds to childhood and, for this reason, perfectly fit to each travel experience, where we wish to be kids again. When you throw it, it starts designing circles, the symbol of perfection, and each travel must be perfectly designed with attention to each detail. Slowly it ends its ride sketching the infinity sign; and by representing this concept of eternity, you are so touched that you want to start all of this back up again. Now you are ready for the next journey! Mdf incentives & Slow tours is a privately owned Women's Business Enterprise started up from the idea of a multilingual natural born Sicilian: Maria Di Fede. For me travelling means making experiences and sharing emotions. I’ve been travelling the world and Sicily extensively. I know the in and out of this astonishing island and what works here and what doesn't. The last 14 years in the meeting industry gave me the pleasure of managing programs in Italy, with a special focus on Sicily, for some of the world's most renowned brands. After this working period abroad, I have decided to settle in Sicily and to let people discover my island through my eyes. I can say that the opening of mdf incentives & slow tours is a long-held personal wish come true. As an incoming and outgoing Tour Operator, DMC and PCO I’m there to help you organize:
Meetings, Incentives & Conventions
Congresses, Conferences & Workshops
Luxury or “Slow” Tours
Team Buildings
Car and Product launches
Food & Wine tours
Road shows
Weddings
WHY SICILY? The land of Myths, sung from Homer to Virgil, a continent of its own, one of Europe's most fascinating destinations, Sicily, with its historical, cultural and natural treasures, possess 7 sites listed in the World Heritage List. Sicily is the idyllic destination for travellers in search of Beauty, under the imposing shade of Mount Etna. The charm of its medieval or baroque villages, its ancient history and its cultural heritage have always attracted travellers, noblemen, artists and writers: from Goethe to D.H. Lawrence, from Truman Capote to Jean Cocteau. Sicily, with its stunning magical scenery, is the right place to explore natural beauty and unspoiled landscapes where a feast of colours and aromas inspires you. Sicily has also millenary culinary traditions. Its dishes reflect the different dominations and are dated back to the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Spanish and all those populations who came to the island over the centuries to conquer it and were, at the end, conquered by the magic of it. Sicily is easy to reach and, with its 1,040 km of coast line; 3 active volcanoes; 85 nature reserves; 4 regional parks; 4 airports: Palermo, Catania, Trapani, Comiso (RG), is an all year round travel destination!
