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Tourism in mourning: Massimo Loquenzi, president of Visit Usa, has died
Massimo Loquenzi, president of Visit USA and founder of Master Consulting, has passed away in Rome due to complications from COVID.
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Destinations
Theme New Worlds Best Representation Office 2020 for The Great American West
Theme New Worlds, a communication and PR agency based in Milan, is the best representation office of 2020, among all international ones, for The Great American West.
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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.
Destinations
Ornella Gamacchio is the new director of Tourism Ireland in Italy
Niamh Kinsella bids farewell and passes the baton to Ornella Gamacchio, appointed as the new director for Italy of Tourism Ireland.
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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.
Destinations
Kalanit Goren Perry at the head of the Israel National Tourism Office
Changing of the guard at the head of the Israeli National Tourism Office in Italy. Kalanit Goren Perry is the new director.
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Aquafan in Riccione reopens
On Wednesday, July 1st at 10:00 AM, Aquafan in Riccione, the most famous water park in Europe, reopens. Safe fun, live broadcasts with the top personalities from Radio Deejay, slides, and entertainment.
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Where can you go on vacation? All Countries Accepting Italians
From June 3, Italy opens its borders with the rest of Europe. The circulation of people and vehicles resumes. Tourism restarts. But where can you go on vacation?
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The tourism press calls for the protection of the image of the promotion of the Italian Tourism System
The journalists of GIST, the Italian Tourist Press Group, are calling on the government and the institutions responsible for promoting tourism to launch a true Phase 2, including in communication, to support the return to normalcy for the country and all its hospitality establishments.
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.
Flights and Airlines
Resumption of Flights in Italy: Airlines and Airports
In anticipation of summer holidays and the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, various airlines are reigniting their engines. The airlines resuming and the airports reopening.
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UNWTO Guidelines for Tourism Recovery
UNWTO’s series of guidelines to help the tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainable from COVID-19.
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Coronavirus, who reopens starting May 5: hotels reopen
Starting Monday, May 4, manufacturing industries and wholesale trade mostly reopen. Hotels can also reopen.
Hospitality
Coronavirus: 95% of hotels closed, 300 million euro loss for Easter
Easter 2020 will be remembered for over 95% of hotels closed throughout the country, with 5 million missed stays over the three days.
Hospitality
Collapse of hotel and restaurant revenues by over 44 percent
The coronavirus emergency has brought several economic sectors to their knees. Tourism is one of the most affected. The turnover of hotels and restaurants has dropped by over 44%.
Destinations
Coronavirus: the cry for help from Maratea’s tourism operators
On the eve of the tourist season, which probably will not happen or will not happen soon, the cry for help from the operators of the Maratea Tourism Consortium on the Lucanian coast rises.
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Coronavirus: which activities are open after the DCPM of March 21 and 11
Following the amendment of the Italian government’s DCPM on March 21 and 11, several businesses have been closed except for essential services. The complete list.
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Coronavirus: what to do for booked trips, hotels, and flights
What to do if holidays, hotels, and flights are booked? The European Consumer Centre Italy answers these and other questions.
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Coronavirus: canceled flights, countries banning entry
Complete and updated list of airlines that have canceled flights to and from Italy, and countries that ban entry or adopt restrictive measures due to the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: GetYourGuide bookings halved
GetYourGuide has seen requests to purchase activities on its platform cut in half due to the increasingly widespread spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 in many countries around the world.
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Coronavirus: what is prohibited and what you can do with self-certification
‘Stay at home’ decree in force until April 3, main points. The ‘Stay at home’ decree is in effect until April 3. The regulations apply throughout Italy.
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How to recover expenses for canceled trips due to Coronavirus
How to recover the money spent on trips canceled due to the Coronavirus. Here are some tips directly from consumer associations.
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Food and wine drive Italian tourism
Expedia Group highlights how cities and regions in Italy, where numerous food and wine itineraries take place, have experienced significant growth in tourism demand in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.
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ENIT’s three-year tourism plan: luxury, leisure, and meetings
The new three-year tourism plan of ENIT 2019/2021 was presented in Rome with Minister Marco Centinaio: luxury, leisure, and meetings.
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Boston: launch of the Saturn V rocket, fifty years after Apollo 11
Full-scale digital simulation of the Saturn V rocket launch from the Presidential Library at Columbia Point in Boston. The rocket will be launched into orbit today, July 16 at 9:32 AM (local Boston time, 3:32 PM in Italy), exactly 50 years after Apollo 11 began its epic mission to the Moon.
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In Val Venosta, the first Italian “Alpinists’ Village”
The town of Mazia, a fraction of Malles, is the first Italian entity to join the project promoted by Austria together with Germany and Slovenia (in 2018).
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Salento, food tour with journalists
The Salento food tour was successfully experienced by a group of national and international journalists during the 41st educational organized by Carmen Mancarella
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Holidays in Puglia, the most loved by Italians
A recent survey by Swg-Confesercenti on Italian summer holidays has positioned Puglia on the top step of the podium, thanks to a spectacular growth trend in Salento and Valle d’Itria.
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Aqualandia in Jesolo Reopens with a New Attraction
The opening of the Parco Aqualandia in Lido di Jesolo, in the province of Venice, is scheduled for Saturday, May 28. It is one of the major themed attractions in Veneto. A new attraction is planned for the new edition.
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Brussels Attack: Travel Safely, The Farnesina’s Tips
The attack at Brussels airport has brought Belgium back into the international spotlight. Maximum alert for travelers. The Farnesina’s advice for Brussels to travel safely.