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Alessandra Manzanares

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UNA Italian Hospitality: il nuovo volto dell’ospitalità italiana

🏩 Gruppo UNA, now UNA Italian Hospitality, rebrands to emphasize authentic Italian hospitality. The group's 66% revenue comes from international guests. Collections split into 20 upper-upscale "UNA Esperienze" and versatile "UNA Hotels". New website launched for enhanced user experience. Financials: 7% revenue increase in 2024 over 2023, occupancy over 76%, growth in ADR and RevPAR. Italian hotel market set to expand with 25,000 new chain hotel rooms by 2025, possibly surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 2024.
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B&B Hotels nomina Valerio Duchini a CEO per l’Europa Occidentale

🏦 Valerio Duchini, with a career starting at B&B Hotels in 2009 and former roles in Vodafone Automotive and Compass Group Italia, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Western Europe, succeeding Marine Charles. Duchini, aged 52, holds a degree in economics, a master's in tourism management from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He has been pivotal in B&B Hotels' Italian network development and the U.S. expansion, overseeing the opening of the first three American hotels. Duchini now aims to guide nearly 450 hotels in France, Belgium, and Switzerland while supporting the development of this historic region.
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BWH Hotels Italia & Malta chiude il 2024 con un fatturato di 377 milioni

🏨 BWH Hotels Italia & Malta wrapped up 2024 with €377 million in B&B revenue, a 74% average annual occupancy rate, and a 3.8% increase in Average Daily Rate (ADR) across 170 properties. The ADR rose by up to 7.8% in Rome, with other cities also showing significant growth. Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) increased by 2.7%, outperforming pre-pandemic levels by 34% for ADR and 38.5% for RevPAR. Key milestones included expansion to Malta with a 160-room hotel, the direct management of affiliated hotels via SIHO, the transformation into a Società Benefit, gender parity certification (UNI/PdR 125:2022), and 44 properties receiving ESG certifications. For 2025, bookings are already up by 10% for spring and summer, with a 3% higher ADR. The group is launching 42 renovation projects, enhancing 61 Property Management Systems, and adding 769 new rooms in destinations like Matera and Torri del Benaco.
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