Cruises
On board the Costa Toscana, the best pastry chefs with ChocoCruise
Costa Toscana will host five of the world’s top pastry chefs and 10 journalists from Italian Travel Press.
Articles by Raffaele Giuseppe Lopardo
Digital Travel
The Power of Communities: The New Trend in the Travel Sector
Among the trends currently shaping the travel industry, the focus on sharing and seeking advice from online communities is undoubtedly prominent.
TravelNews
Leolandia is Hiring: Recruitment Begins
Leolandia, Italy’s first theme park for children under 12, visited by over a million guests annually, announces the opening of a new recruitment phase with a total of 80 positions available, added to over 120 placements in February.
Organized trips
The Bluvacanze Gift Cards Return for Father’s Day and Mother’s Day
The “happiness cards” are back for a gift that is always right, suitable for all occasions, between relaxing Italian thermal baths and Easter Cherry Blossom in New York. The right choice is always made at a Group agency.
Flights and Airlines
ITA Airways: photo of the new Airbus A320neo with blue livery
The first Airbus A320neo with new blue livery entering the ITA Airways fleet has just completed painting operations in the hangar at Shannon Airport, Ireland.
TravelNews
Revolving Fund for tourism businesses: who is entitled to it and how it works
The Revolving Fund for tourism businesses is a special section of the Revolving Fund for Innovation (FRI) to facilitate access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises and support medium-sized investments in the tourism sector.
Destinations
Visiting Croatia, a Great Sports Country
Uniline d.o.o. is the leading destination management company in Croatia and the region. It is highly specialized in the sports industry and has expertise and a vast network of partners for the implementation of various sports projects.
Flights and Airlines
Flights Rome – Milan ITA Airways: all the news
Rome and Milan have never been so close thanks to ITA Airways. New Superior class – Flexible fares – Flight Pass – Fast Track – Face Boarding – News for Volare members.
Digital Travel
Vivila, Italy’s first marketplace dedicated to neverending tourism
With Vivila, the first Italian marketplace dedicated to neverending tourism, for an endless travel experience.
Cruises
No Swabs for Vaccinated Passengers on MSC Ships
MSC Cruises has announced a relaxation of boarding rules starting October 1, 2022, as specified in the health and safety protocol.
Events and Trade Shows
Mediterranean Fair of Archaeological Tourism, the 24th edition kicks off
80 Conferences and 500 speakers in the program of the 24th Mediterranean Archaeological Tourism Fair in Paestum from Thursday, October 27 to Sunday, October 30, 2022.
Events and Trade Shows
Travel Journalism: Italian Travel Press Presentation in Venice
The newly formed association of travel journalists, Italian Travel Press (ITP), the only specialization group of FNSI (Italian Journalists’ Union), is presenting itself in Venice on September 30.
Books & Meetings
Book&Go at TTG in Rimini, the project dedicated to travel publishing
Book&Go is now in its 4th edition at TTG in Rimini. It is a project dedicated to travel publishing that brings together the voices of 12 authors, selected from over 120 candidates.
Flights and Airlines
ITA Airways: tickets on sale for summer 2023
ITA Airways announces that it will be possible to book flight tickets for summer 2023 across the airline’s entire schedule starting today.
Events and Trade Shows
FullTravel media partner of the TTG Travel Experience 2022
The partnership between FullTravel, a travel industry journal, and TTG Travel Experience in Rimini is renewed, the Italian event of reference for promoting tourism.
Flights and Airlines
ITA Voucher, prepaid tickets Flexible Flight Pass
ITA Airways’ Flight Pass is a customized package of prepaid vouchers for issuing airline tickets, available in Economy, Superior, and Business Class.
Flights and Airlines
Kenya Airways entrusts Global GSA with passenger sales in Italy
Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya and a member of the SkyTeam alliance, has chosen Global GSA as its general sales agent for the Italian market.
Digital Travel
Wizz Air relies on Messenger chatbot for customer service
Wizz Air announced that its chatbot, the virtual assistant Amelia, is now available on Facebook Messenger.
Hospitality
Hotel Chains: Marriott Bonvoy Between News and Renovations
Marriott Bonvoy hotel chain has a list of new openings around the world, perfect for making a rich wishlist to discover.
Digital Travel
blinkoo, the TikTok of the travel sector inspiring travelers
blinkoo is an app and much more. It originates from the desire to simplify the decision-making process that people undertake online to organize a trip or discover new experiences to live and activities to do, nearby or halfway across the world.
Flights and Airlines
Delta resumes flights from Italy and the United States
Delta Air Lines will increase flights to the United States to make holiday bookings even easier.
Digital Travel
Travel customer journey: the last mile increasingly digital
The tourist’s customer journey is increasingly digital, even in Italy. It has long been so in its first phase, where the internet user, using their device (typically a smartphone), searches for the best offers.
Events and Trade Shows
TTG Rimini: two hundred events and nine arenas for the 2021 edition
From October 13 to 15 at the Rimini fair, over two hundred events divided into nine Arenas for the three Italian Exhibition Group shows, which will be opened by the Minister of Tourism.
Destinations
Israel reopens to tourist groups
The Israeli Ministry of Tourism resumes the organized tourism group program.
Flights and Airlines
Blue Air: from Linate to Barcelona, Bucharest, Catania, and Paris at ultra low cost prices
Blue Air adds new routes from Linate for those who want to start flying again and enjoy a weekend in Europe.
Cruises
Costa Firenze, is the new ship of the Costa Crociere fleet
Costa Firenze, the new ship of the Costa Crociere fleet, is inspired by the Florentine Renaissance. Costa Firenze will be entirely dedicated to Italian destinations.
Trains and buses
MarinoBus doubles the routes to Calabria and inaugurates new routes
MarinoBus doubles its presence in Calabria with new routes to the Cosentino area and establishes new destinations in the center and north.
Destinations
Maratea applies for a ‘green’ and ‘safe’ destination
The Blue Flag across different locations in Maratea reinforces local tourism operators’ focus on environment and safety. Reopening in mid-May.
Events and Trade Shows
TTG in Rimini Resumes In-Person with Confidence
TTG Travel Experience, UN Beach&Outdoor Style, and SIA Hospitality Design, the three events dedicated to the international tourism industry, return in person from October 13 to 15 at the Rimini fair.
Events and Trade Shows
We Host, the Hospitality Fair in Milan
We Host – The Art of Hospitality debuts in November in the heart of Milan from November 5-6, 2021 at MiCo, Milan Convention Centre.