Going Places Travel Inc. the community travel specialist for the Staten Island and surrounding community for over 50 years.

Our cruise specialists and tour specialists are known throughout Staten Island, Brooklyn and New Jersey for their one-on-one attention to detail and service.

We are the official travel agency of Staten Island. 50 years and still growing!

We offer vacations and cruises. We are THE ORIGINAL Staten Island cruise and vacation specialists! We specialize in cruises leaving from Bayonne, NJ and New York City. This is our backyard!

We are the Largest agency on Staten Island for all VIKING CRUISES!

Also offering Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, Celebrity, MSC ,Regent, Oceania ,Crystal ,Holland America, Princess and even Carnival cruises.

We have cruises leaving from New York and New Jersey all year long. We also offer the international cruises with Mediterranean cruises, Alaska and Greece..…Dont forget Iceland and Antartica!
A family business with our personal touch for all of our clients is what sets us apart. We are grateful to have sent so many couples on their most important vacation, their honeymoon. Recommended by the parents whom have used us 20-30 years. They Trust us!

Anniversaries: We offer the most romantic cruises and/or land packages.

Or… is it that Family vacation you’ve been thinking about for years? Let us offer you what we’ve learned over the last 50 years. We know what is good and what to avoid.

Your Future VACATION PLANS ARE still special for us.
We are grateful and will continue to be there for your travel needs.

We are your Staten Island/New York City Community travel professionals. We are http://www.myGoingPlacesTravel.com .

Go to our homepage and see our travel partners that have the online booking engines. We even offer airline tickets right on our homepage!

Go Places with us !

See What Others Are Saying

Based in Staten Island, New York, My Going Places Travel is a Travel agency for travelers of all ages. You don’t need to take our word for it when we tell you our clients love us—they’ve provided testimonies themselves.

Genuine Customer Reviews

“Hi Peter, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed my trip to Portugal which was arranged by you and your company. I was so satisfied with everything you arranged and my trip was so much more than I expected. Thank you it was worth all the work you put into it, Portugal was beautiful.

Thanks”
-JC

“Hi Peter, My plan was to write to you as soon as I got in this morning—but when I opened my email I had almost 400 emails to go through so there went that plan! Thanks for asking though—we had a great time!!!

I have been on Royal, Norwegian & Carnival in the past and out of all of them I think that Holland had the best food!! They really took their time in preparing it and presenting it—it was great! The ship was nice and the entertainment was very good—the weather held up for us too—although we had to skip the Grand Caymans and go to Nassau instead—but we really didn’t run into any rocky weather.

It really was a great trip….

Thanks again!!”

– Marci
Long Island, NY

Domenico Tours Trade Magazine

1987 Sales Guide

Peter Fanizzi, Manager of Going Places Travel is quoted in the travel trade magazine:

Domenico tours Garners High Ratings Among Retail Partners

“Peter Fanizzi, manager of the 10 year-old going Places Travel and Entertainment Center in Staten Island,NY has been involved in the family-owned and -run business since his high schooldays….

“…We also get a substantial amount of inbound business. We work with the English language center at a local college, and, on a monthly basis, 150 to 200 foreign students come to us when they want to go on short trips. Often these students are on limited budgets, and with Domenico Tours, they can take advantage of a 3-day program to Boston, which includes the roundtrip transportation, hotel accommodations and sightseeing-for $169.” He added that with reasonable rates such as this, the travel products offered by the company appeal to many inbound tourists.

In addition to the economoical advantage Domenico tours’ programs provide, he pointed out, “Foreign travelers like being with American groups. They can get on a bus and they don’t have to worry about being on their own.””

Monsignor Farrell is No. 1 in New York City.
The Lions earned that honor yesterday by winning a hard-fought 24-14 victory over neighboring Tottenville before 6,000 fans to complete an unbeaten season.

 Farrell drove from its own 39 to the Pirates’ 26 but was topped. That’s when the Lions got a big break.

            On Tottenville’s first play from scrimmage, halfback Mike Kotula was hit at the line of scrimmage, the ball popping high into the air and defensive back John Wallace grabbed it and was gone to the races on a 26-yard TD jaunt. George Silvas’ kick made it 7-6 with 30 seconds left in the quarter.

            Early in the second session, Farrell marched 44 yards on seven plays and Bob Tetosa (Petosa) took it in on a quarterback sneak. Silvas’ kick made it 14-6. The big play was a 30-yard run to the three by Fanazzi (Fanizzi).

            Tottenville was jolted for three straight losses after the kickoff by Pete Tarangelo, Bob Belfino (Belfiore) and John Cameron and was forced to punt.

            On Farrell’s first play from the Tottenville 40, Petosa rolled left, hit Fanizzi in the flank and the talented halfback went all the way to score. He added a two-point conversion for a 22-6 edge.

            But the pirates didn’t quit and the combination of Carchietta and Cali put them back on the board again on a 60-yard pass play. Kotula’s conversion made it 22-14 at halftime.

The tour guide and driver were most professional and friendly. The group was very nice and absolutely no problems with anyone.

The food, the scenery were magnificent.

Everything went on perfect schedule, to the credit of Globus. The hotels and restaurants were absolutely tops.

One night in Selinente we had a 15-course seafood dinner overlooking the Mediterranean.

During the night one of the members got very sick. First thought was food poisoning, but no one else got sick. When we arrived in Taormina the tour guide, Flavia, rushed him to a hospital where he had to undergo immediate surgery. Seems he had a ruptured appendix and was full of peritonitis. But he had no usual symptoms of appendicitis. A few more hours untreated and he would have died.

She stayed up all night and took care of everything and made arrangements for his wife to stay behind. He was still in intensive care when we left. She actually saved his life. More kudos for Globus.

So, thanks for making this trip one we will never forget.

For our next trip the first stop will be MyGoingPlaces.

It will be our pleasure to recommend you to our family and friends.

Thanks again,

Wayne and Lucy Norman

Peter Fanizzi, owner of Going Places Travel, met Butch Stewart, the Chairman of Sandals Beach Resorts and Air Jamaica.

“Sending people via Air Jamaica is a priority for Going Places Travel. We believe that they continue do the right thing for our clients. They serve meals on board their beautiful new planes. They get the vacation started in a fashion we all know and love: 1st class all the way,” said Peter in regards to his experiences with Air Jamaica.

Sandals, voted world’s best 9 years in a row.

“Everyone that we send to Sandals falls in love with the resort. We’ve sent many honeymooners. In fact, it is one of our most valued honeymoon destinations. All you need to do is to go once to see why.”

Stonehill senior Alexandra Fanizzi felt pushed to her limits during a climb up Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro over the summer. For days she had been nursing a pulled hamstring and to make matters worse- it started to rain.

Going Places Travel Wins Award for Outstanding Small Business

Small Business Development Center Presents Award For Outstanding Achievement to Going Places Travel

On June 8, 2004 at LiGreci’s Staaten on Forest Avenue, Staten Island, Going Places Travel received an award for proving to be an Outstanding Small Business by the Small Business Development Center along with the New York State’s SBDC.

This was in recognition of their ability to not just to survive after the 911 tragedy … BUT to improve it’s business.

Going Places Travel, run by the Fanizzi Family since 1979 is proven to be an assest to the community of Staten Island and New York City.

Peter Fanizzi, graduate of Staten Island’s Monsignor Farrell High School and University of Rhode Island, said upon receiving the award “I am very proud that Going Places Travel is recognized by the Small Business Administration as a profitable business and one that they put their trust in. We worked very hard over these past few years to make Going Places Travel the professional travel business that it is today with the dedicated staff that I have and the use of the web as a tool looking towards the future. I look towards the future with optimism and the desire to make Going Places Travel even stronger and broader.”

Going Places Travel Inc. the community travel specialist for the Staten Island and surrounding community for over 27 years. Our cruise specialists and tour specialists are known throughout Staten Island, Brooklyn and New Jersey for their one-on-one attention to detail and service.

We are the official travel agency for the Staten Island Zoo. Find us on SIlive.com (Staten Island Live).

Seniors: we specialize in sending AARP groups on all kinds of wonderful outings many including stops in Atlantic City. We have a tremendous Senior following for our regularly scheduled Senior Specials. Keep a watch out…

We are Staten Island Cruises! We are Staten Island Tours!

We are your Staten Island/New York City Community travel professionals.

Napa and Sonoma wineries in California offer a most unique vacation.  The valley is a place that lets you do what you want … when you want … and it does not matter what schedule you are on.
Great food and great wine can be the key to a very successful vacation….

Hi Pete,

We had a GREAT time in Alaska!!! Everything was so beautiful and it didn’t rain all week! Just an amazing time!

I spoke with 2 friends of mine who are looking to take a cruise for their honeymoon. I told them that I had someone that I recommend (you!). Their names are Kate and Juan. I will surely pass your info onto them.

As for me, our next summer family vacation will be back to Disney World. But I think we would like to go back to Alaska (on a cruise) in about 3 years or so. 🙂

Thanks for all of your help!
Wishing you the best,
~Diane