Digital Travel
What Travelers Are Looking For in 2021
According to Expedia’s research “What Travelers Want in 2021,” cleanliness and flexibility will continue to be key factors shaping travel decisions.
Articles by Antonio Camera
Destinations
Enit Focuses on Sound: Birth of Visit Italy Web Radio
“Visit Italy Web Radio” is the first international radio station dedicated to promoting and relaunching Italian tourism. Daily multilingual travel news updates from 23 countries worldwide, insights, and well-known personalities both nationally and internationally.
Digital Travel
Expedia Group supports airlines with additional earnings
Expedia offers airlines an additional revenue stream to surpass the COVID-19 crisis thanks to its model-based technology, allowing travelers to add accommodations or a rental car to their flight booking.
Digital Travel
Expedia Restarted from Travelers and Focuses on Mobile
Expedia, a leader in the online travel industry, has revamped its look focusing on a new global positioning centered on travelers’ needs.
Flights and Airlines
Flights from New York to Rome without quarantine obligation with American Airlines
Good news for flights to and from Rome and New York. From May 8th, passengers on American Airlines flights from New York (JFK) to Rome (FCO) will be able to avoid the quarantine period.
Flights and Airlines
New Ryanair routes from Naples starting June
Ryanair has scheduled three new routes from Naples to Mallorca, Menorca (from June), and Edinburgh (from July), all with twice-weekly frequencies, as part of Ryanair’s summer operations in Italy.
Flights and Airlines
Starting Volotea Flights from Milan Linate to Sicily
From June Volotea will operate from Milan Linate to Catania (first flight scheduled for 04/06), Lampedusa, and Pantelleria (both operational from 05/06).
Flights and Airlines
Volotea: Bologna Lampedusa and Pantelleria new routes
The low-cost airline Volotea launches new connections from Bologna to and from Lampedusa and Pantelleria.
Flights and Airlines
EGO Airways: Starting the connection from Parma to Catania, Bari, and Lamezia Terme
Starting from March 28, EGO Airways will operate the first flight from Catania to Parma. Subsequently, Bari and Lamezia Terme will also be reached by the airline.
Digital Travel
SiteMinder: the best booking channels in 2020
In the worst year in tourism history, SiteMinder reveals the most profitable hotel booking channels of 2020.
Events and Trade Shows
IPW 2021: from September 18 to 22 in Las Vegas (in person)
IPW returns to the past. It will take place from September 18 to 22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center – Las Vegas, Nevada.
Organized trips
5 types of travel that will be popular in 2021
A new study conducted by the digital leader in the travel sector Booking.com reveals 5 types of travel that will be popular in 2021, for an adventure (or why not, 5) that responds to our new preferences and needs.
Destinations
Starting the San Marino Territorial Tourism Table
The San Marino Territorial Tourism Table, involving neighboring territories (107 municipalities and Castles), the Marche and Emilia Romagna regions, met for the first time, with the approval of Minister Franceschini.
Hospitality
Four Seasons Hotel Milano closes for renovation
Four Seasons Hotel Milano announces a temporary closure due to a complete renovation starting from January 2021.
TravelNews
Cross-country skiing reopens in Riale in Alta Val Formazza, Piedmont
Starting Sunday, December 13th, in Riale, in Alta Val Formazza, it will finally be possible to practice cross-country skiing again.
Digital Travel
You can pay for Alitalia tickets with PayPal
A new feature from the airline Alitalia has been introduced regarding payments: it is now possible to pay with PayPal, a method that is increasingly popular among travelers who purchase online.
Cruises
Christmas mini-cruises for Costa Cruises
A one-week Costa Smeralda itinerary, dedicated exclusively to Italy, can be divided into two short cruises of three and four days, ideal for enjoying a completely relaxing break during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.
Destinations
Virtual Spain VRSPAGNA-20: the three-day program
Presentations and conferences will be at the center of the Spanish Tourism Authority’s virtual event “VRSPAGNA-20” on December 1, 2, and 3. Three days dedicated to the new challenges of Tourism.
Flights and Airlines
Volotea flights: new routes for the Christmas holidays
Volotea launches the new Verona-Barcelona route and announces increased frequencies on existing routes for Christmas 2020.
TravelNews
The future of travel in “The New World of Travel”
Combining extensive global flight search data and expert opinions, the report “The New World of Travel” explores some of the most important travel and flight trends currently impacting the industry.
TravelNews
Autumn Travel: Destinations and Trends According to Expedia
Domestic tourism will be a trend even for autumn vacations: more than half of the searches made on Expedia travel sites come from Italian travelers.
Books & Meetings
Restarting in Tourism: The Five Books to Get It Right
FullTravel.it recommends tourism manuals published in the last two years, capable of providing industry professionals with the insights and ideas needed to relaunch their business in the post-Covid era.
Flights and Airlines
TAP Air Portugal: in August, Milan-Porto and Venice-Lisbon routes begin
AP Air Portugal announces that at the beginning of August it will expand its offer by restoring the Venice-Lisbon and Milan-Porto connections, in addition to the Rome-Lisbon and Milan-Lisbon routes already active since July 1st.
Destinations
Egypt: Complete Guide to Entering the Country
Egypt has set a schedule for the resumption of tourism in light of the new standards established. This was preceded by the complete disinfection of all accommodation facilities (hotels and restaurants), archaeological sites, and museums, along with the necessary training and awareness programs for employees and workers in the tourism sector.
Digital Travel
Expedia: 275 Million Dollars for Tourism Recovery
Expedia has decided to allocate 275 million dollars to help partners recover from the impact of COVID-19 and support the entire tourism sector’s recovery efforts.
Trains and buses
Frecciarossa connects Turin to Reggio Calabria with no transfers
Starting June 3rd, for the first time, Frecciarossa will connect Turin with Reggio Calabria directly, with no intermediate changes.
Destinations
Jesolo focuses on seasonality reduction
The guidelines to make the tourism offer in Veneto cities less seasonal have been presented.
Flights and Airlines
Wizz Air: automatic check-in
Wizz Air has introduced its new ‘Auto Check-in’ service that allows customers to obtain boarding passes 50 hours before the flight.
Books & Meetings
In bookstores “Digital Travel”, the book on digital tourism marketing
The book “Digital Travel” by Anna Bruno, a professional journalist experienced in travel and digital, and editor-in-chief of FullTravel.it, has arrived in bookstores and online stores. Dedicated to tourism operators, it consists of over 300 pages.
Cruises
Technical float for MSC Virtuosa: will debut in Genoa in 2020
A new cruise marvel is ready to debut, hosting thousands of travelers on some itineraries that, we bet, will turn out to be more than pleasant: we are talking about MSC Virtuosa.