Tony Loeb

🛫 Roma Fiumicino closed 2024 with 49.2 million passengers, exceeding projections by four years according to Marco Troncone, CEO of Aeroporti di Roma. In 2025, a 9-10% growth is expected, totaling 53.7 million passengers, partially attributed to the Ita-Lufthansa agreement. Between 2025 and 2027, infrastructure reactivations are planned, fueled by a 5-6 billion euro investment, aiming to expand the airport's capacity to approximately 60 million passengers over seven to eight years.

🏃 Italian actress Roberta Giarrusso, known for her role as Sonia in the early 2000s series 'Carabinieri', starred in 'The Garbage Man'. A backpacker by nature, her travels have shifted towards planned trips with her children, relying on tour operators' professionalism to avoid risks. In 2017, Giarrusso participated in Pechino Express, an adventure in Africa, which greatly impacted her perspective on life. Dream destinations include Japan and Morocco, while a memorable moment was a marriage proposal on a flight to Las Vegas.

📖 Federalberghi Torino praises a bill from the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy targeting fake online reviews. President Fabio Borio views the measure as a significant step for regulating a problematic issue affecting the tourism and hospitality sector. The bill mandates reviewer identification and prohibits the sale of reviews, aiming to protect entrepreneurs and ensure consumer transparency. Additionally, Borio emphasizes the importance of the right to be forgotten to prevent long-term damage from negative reviews.

🛒 Italy's Council of Ministers is considering a measure today to outlaw the sale and manipulation of online reviews. Drafted by the Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy within the annual bill for SMEs, the law will ban the purchase, sale, or incentive-driven manipulation of reviews. Consumers will have to verify their identity and confirm that they have used the reviewed service within 15 days. Reviews must be detailed and accurate, or businesses can request removal or publicly respond. Obsolete reviews can be deleted after two years or if issues reported are resolved.

🏖️ Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl, and Uiltucs, alongside Aica and Federturismo Confindustria, signed a new national tourism industry contract, effective for three years from January 1, 2025. The deal introduces a €200 salary increase over four installments, five for travel agencies and tour operators, including a one-off €450 payment, €320 for travel companies. Measures also address service outsourcing, ensuring adherence to national sector agreements, and include provisions for service internalization. Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè highlights additional government measures, like the tax exemption increase on tips from 25% to 30% and the income threshold from €50,000 to €75,000, plus a special supplement for night and overtime work. Vice President of the Senate Gian Marco Centinaio emphasizes the contract's role in enhancing salaries, guarantees for workers, particularly women and parents, and fostering local contracts.