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Tony Loeb

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Tony Loeb, un expert reconnu de l'industrie hôtelière et du marketing digital, a gravi les échelons de sa carrière, passant de webmaster à Directeur Technique puis co-fondateur de WIHP où il participe à la création Meta I/O. Il a ensuite lancé "Experience", le premier CRM hôtelier mondial, révolutionnant l'expérience client et aidant plus de 4500 hôtels. Actuellement, il innove avec 10minhotel.com, une plateforme et une base de connaissance pour hôteliers, combinant ses passions pour l'hôtellerie et le marketing. Le site propose également un podcast informatif, "10 min pour un hôtelier", démontrant l'engagement continu de Tony pour l'innovation dans l'industrie hôtelière.
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Tap supera il traguardo dei 2 milioni di passeggeri Portogallo-Brasile

🚀 Tap Air Portugal surpasses two million passengers on Portugal-Brazil routes in a single year. Victor Pereira, the two-millionth passenger, a 22-year-old engineering student, flew from Salvador Luís Eduardo Magalhães Airport in Bahia to Porto, Portugal with a stop in Lisbon. Celebrating this milestone, Tap Miles&Go awarded him 200,000 miles. CEO Luís Rodrigues highlights the airline's commitment to quality service and customer trust, aiming to expand further and maintain excellence in service into 2025.
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Japan Airlines, superato l’attacco informatico

🚨 Japan Airlines experienced a cyberattack disrupting its systems, resulting in over 70 national and international flight delays, up to four-hour-long, and four domestic flight cancellations. The incident occurred around 07:25 local time, with systems restored by 13:20 the same day. Despite temporary suspension of ticket sales, existing reservations remained valid. The likely DDoS attack did not lead to customer data loss or virus infections. Mufg Bank also faced a similar attack at 14:47, with no client information leaks or virus damage reported.
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Giubileo, 70mila pellegrini arrivati in due giorni

🕊 Between Christmas and St. Stephen's Day, 70,000 people queued for hours in St. Peter's Square to pass through the Holy Door of the basilica. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti noted an unprecedented number of attendees during Christmas mass. The Jubilee, themed on hope and running until January 6, 2026, is expected to draw over 30 million pilgrims. Pope Francis opted for a modest opening ceremony given the global situation, contrasting with past jubilees.
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AroundMEny: il nuovo progetto per vivere l’Italia a New York

📍 "AroundMEny – Vivere l’Italia a New York" is a cultural project launched by "Per Le Strade di New York" and "GlobalMedia". The initiative, starting February, introduces a web platform to explore Italian influence in NYC through augmented reality. Manuela Biondi, CEO, highlights experiences like Tazio Nuvolari's Alfa Romeo in the Vanderbilt Cup and nods to Diabolik, Mike Bongiorno, Marilyn Monroe, Ghostbusters, and King Kong. Future plans include expansion to Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, and Latin America.
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Azamara Cruises, presentata la programmazione 2026-2027

🌍 Azamara Cruises announces its winter 2026-2027 schedule featuring 66 new cruises and eight Grand Voyages spanning over 35 nights. For the first time, the company will offer winter cruises in Europe and will return to China. Highlights include an extensive Asian program with immersive experiences like exploring the Great Wall of China and a 74-night circumnavigation of South America, as well as Mediterranean and Canary Islands itineraries. Michael Pawlus and David Duff from Azamara are quoted in the announcement.
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Qatar, cresce l’attenzione verso il trade italiano

🏦 Visit Qatar in partnership with Qatar Airways and Q-Tours organized a fam trip for 13 Italian tour operators, showcasing the nation's tourism offerings. From January to October 2024, Qatar saw 4 million international arrivals, matching 2023's full-year total, marking a 26% increase. The country aims for 6 million visitors by 2030. The Italian market contributed 61,000 visitors, a 10% increase from 2023.
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Affitti brevi, sponda ai Comuni dal Governo

🏠 Italian cities like Florence, Bologna, Rome, and Venice are implementing measures to combat short-term rentals emptying historical centers. Florence started limiting tourist rentals, Bologna enforced property subdivision limits since December 4, Rome amended regulations on December 11 for a new touristic use subcategory B3, and Venice halted new registrations for 'tourist leasing' until 2027. Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè acknowledges the issue in four cities and calls for a government-level solution, indicating a need for better regulation, despite the risk of legal challenges to these local initiatives.
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Il travel si trasforma, cresce l’attenzione ai costi

🏆 Global travel post-Covid sees a shift as only 35% of consumers prioritize travel and are willing to increase budgets. Winter 2025 forecasts suggest a mere 1% growth in leisure travel spending and 3% in business travel. Economic choices (42%), shorter trips (33%), and high inflation (31%) impact budgets. U.S. travelers lead in close-to-home destinations at 37%, followed by UAE (28%) and UK (27%), with Italians at 20%. Last-minute bookings surge by 10%, apartment demand up by 3%, while hotel demand drops by 3%. Group travel is expected to rise by 4%, driven by business travel. With 50% concerned about overtourism and 20% cancelling trips to crowded places, sustainability is important, with 40% willing to pay 30% more for eco-friendly travel options, with Americans most willing, then Brits and Germans.
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Troncone, Adr: “A Fiumicino 50 milioni di passeggeri, ora focus sull’espansione”

🛫 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.
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Roberta Giarrusso, il viaggio avventura che resta nel sangue

🏃 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.
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