Why this package wins for nonprofits
Tuscany auctions move fast because the package hits at the intersection of relaxation and education—two things donors crave equally. Your winners will spend six nights in a private apartment in Cortona, the heart of Tuscany's timeless villages, and the real draw here is hands-on: a cooking demonstration with tastings that turns dinner into memory, and wine education featuring four varieties of local wines. These aren't passive sightseeing activities; they're skills and flavors your winners take home in their muscle memory and photos. That specificity—Cortona, the cooking class, the wine flight—is what generates competitive bidding. The consignment model means your nonprofit pays nothing today. If it sells at your auction, you remit only the $1995 reserve price to HGA. Every dollar above that goes straight to your mission. No risk, no upfront capital, just a package that bidders fight for and your fund benefits from immediately.
The experience your winner walks into
Your winners arrive in Cortona, a picturesque Tuscan village, and check into their private one-bedroom apartment—their home base for six nights. Early on, they participate in a cooking demonstration with tastings, learning to prepare authentic Italian dishes and tasting the results firsthand. One evening brings wine education and local wine tasting featuring four varieties of local wines, a guided walk through the region's viticultural identity. Between those anchor experiences, they have time to wander Cortona's charming streets, soak in the rolling hills and vineyards visible from nearly every corner, and simply breathe the rhythm of Tuscany. Throughout, HGA's travel assistance and concierge service is a phone call away—restaurant reservations, last-minute suggestions, logistics handled. This is a trip built for couples or close friends who want to taste and do, not just photograph.
What the winner receives
- 6 nights in private apartment in Cortona, Italy
- Cooking demonstration with tastings
- Wine education and tasting of four local wine varieties
- 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom accommodation
- HGA travel assistance and concierge service
Sell the trip. Hand us the winner. You're done.
Send us the winner's name, email, and phone — we do the rest. Within 24 hours, a dedicated HGA booking specialist reaches out to your winner, and your team is officially done. No itineraries, no follow-up emails, no "did they ever book?" anxiety. Your nonprofit gets the credit; we do the work.
The only thing your team owes us is the winner's name, email, and phone. We submit the trip and contact them within 24 hours.
Every winner gets a real human at HGA — same name, same inbox, from first call to wheels-down.
No blackout dates. Winners have 24 months to lock their dates (not to travel — to book).
Our in-house booking and customer-service teams handle every detail. Your donors brag about the trip and the way your nonprofit treated them.
There is no cap on how many times you can put this trip in front of bidders — same night, next event, every year. Reserve it once, sell it again and again. You only ever pay the consignment cost on the trips that actually sell.